ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174509
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| Date: | Thursday 22 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME451 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Petershagen, Bierde -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, UK |
Shot down by German flak during a bombing raid on Hildesheim, Germany.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Ian Hamilton Stuart Philcox RAFVR 185299 [Killed] (NCO:1801604 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 November, 1944)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Denis Smith Fielding RAFVR 2219056 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Gordon Brain RAFVR 1684863 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Victor Jasper Lawrence RAFVR 1586885 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Noel Frank Scaife RAFVR 1590809 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Alexander Moore RAFVR 798812 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant T B Cook RAF
The deceased are buried at the British War Cemetery in Hannover, Germany (GPS .52.377026 / 9.654365) R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.spurensuche-owl.de/front_content.php?idcat=84&lang=1
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2015 13:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-May-2015 07:19 | King T. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 30-Oct-2018 19:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2018 19:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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