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| Date: | Friday 23 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 550 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD320 |
| MSN: | BQ-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Between Bochum and Dortmund -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Killingholme |
Mission to Dortmund. Took off from RAF North Killingholme at 1300 to participate in an attack on an oil refinery and storage plant situated midway between BOCHUM and DORTMUND. Missing - no news after take-off. All are buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Crew
F/O J B Barnes RCAF (P) KIA
Sgt J W Geran (F/Eng) KIA
F/Sgt J Stobbs (Nav) KIA
F/Sgt D F Reid (A/B) KIA
F/Sgt J G Day (W/Op) KIA
P/O W E McDonald RCAF (MU/AG) KIA
P/O E Lindsay RCAF (R/AG) KIA
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOJBBarnes/index.php
http://www.backtonormandy.org/maps/maps-1945/march-45/225-overview-day-by-day-1945-03/3370-23-03-45.html.
550 Sqn Association.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 17:25 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Jun-2016 19:04 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2018 06:53 | ehren69 | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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