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| Date: | Thursday 5 October 1944 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | PFNTU RAF |
| Registration: | ED952 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Florennes Aerodrome, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys |
| Florennes Aerodrome |
Lancaster ED952: Took off for Transit flight. 05/10/1944
After landing, taxied into a loosely filled bomb crater, whereupon the undercarriage collapsed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Joseph Antony Weber DFC RAF 142448 (NCO:657316 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 May, 1943)
Sources:
1. Bomber Command Losses bt W R CHORLEY, volume 8, page 229.
2. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2023 21:55 | redsix | Added |
| 03-May-2023 09:46 | Nepa | Updated |
| 05-Oct-2023 07:06 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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