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| Date: | Sunday 6 August 1944 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB140 |
| MSN: | OL-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ford, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby Lincolnshire |
| RAF Ford, West Sussex |
Took off fro RAF coningsby ay 09:08hrs to bomb a flying bomb storage site. Leaving the target area, engaged in a running battle with an Fw 190 whose repeated attacks inflicted serious damage to the engines, control surfaces and rear turret, wounding Plt Off Duggin RAAF and starting a fire. In the confusion some of crew bailed out. WO Lester RAAF is commemorated on Panel 259 of the Runnymede Memorial. On reaching the south coast, the Lancaster crash-landed 14:15 hrs at Ford airfield, Sussex.
Crew
Flt Lt J A Kelly
Flt Sgt S C Burleigh (POW)
Fg Off A K Irwin
Plt Off M McNeill
Flt Sgt S R Lambert (Injured)
WO D J Lester RAAF (Killed on Active Service)
WO R W F Gallagher RAAF
Plt Off G J Duggin RAAF (Injured)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 371.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 10:54 | JINX | Added |
| 29-Jun-2016 19:41 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2021 09:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source] |
| 09-Jul-2023 20:40 | Nepa | Updated |
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