ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246708
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| Date: | Friday 16 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 170 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM749 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Würzburg area -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
The Lancaster was shot down during a bombing raid on Würzburg, Germany.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Edward George Brown RAF 51809 (NCO:549091 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 June, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Leslie William Dunn RAFVR 1141391 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Ronald Willi Wight RAFVR 1387434 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Frank Gerald Cliffe RAFVR 157176 (NCO:1235065 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 January, 1944) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant William Frederick George Dawson RAFVR 1864404 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Bernard Conrad Ricketts RAFVR 1386411 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Herbert Philip Claude Seignot RAFVR 1836500 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=49001
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=71
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2021 11:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Jan-2021 11:44 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Feb-2021 14:39 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 16-Mar-2024 07:26 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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