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| Date: | Saturday 3 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PA223 |
| MSN: | VN-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 km SW of Hochfelden -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthrope |
| RAF Skellingthorpe |
Mission to Kurlsruhe. Took off from RAF Skellingthorpe at 1940 hrs. Exploded and crashed approximately 4 km SW of Hochfelden (Bas-Rhin) a small town 25 km NNW from the centre of Strasbourg. It is assumed Flt Sgt Tolson RCAF was either blown clear or managed to parachute. He duly returned to Skellingthrope. The others are buried in France at Choloy War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Eric Harrop RAFVR 150483 [Killed] (NCO:1542333 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 September, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robert MacGowan RAFVR 1823400 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Robert Dennis Heppenstall RAFVR 1525610 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer Frederick Charles Wrynn RCAF R/180139 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant John Leonard Russell RAFVR 1580401 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer John Leeming RCAF J/93959 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant J E Tolson RCAF
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 61.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2013 16:19 | JINX | Added |
| 23-May-2016 20:09 | Red Dragon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2016 19:05 | Anon. | Updated [Country] |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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