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| Date: | Sunday 26 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5683 |
| MSN: | ZN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Butterwick - Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby (takeoff at 00:10 hrs) |
| operation - Duisburg, Germany |
Aircraft exploded in mid-air whilst outbound. The aircraft crashed on the mudflats at Butterwick 4 miles ENE of Boston Lincolnshire.
Crew
Pilot:1058273 Flt Sgt Geoffrey Appleyard DFM - Coningsby Cemetery Row 65. Grave 1289.
Flight Engineer:617835 Sgt Robert Lovie Beaddie - Coningsby Cemetery Row 65. Grave 1290
Bomb Aimer:J/15451 Fg Off Ray Branton Smith RCAF - Coningsby Cemetery Row 65. Grave 1293
Observer:925500 Flt Sgt Montague Darvill DFM - Coningsby Cemetery Row 65. Grave 1291.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: Aus/403664 Sgt James William Grimwade RAAF - Coningsby Cemetery Row 65. Grave 1292.
Air Gunner:752091 Sgt James Douglas Davie - Felixstowe New Cemtery Block B Section K Grave 40.
Air Gunner:646248 Sgt Leonard Walter Young - Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery Sec. E.D. Grave 146.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5683
CWGC
Bomber command Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2017 16:13 | w.bleumink | Added |
| 09-Nov-2017 14:50 | w.bleumink | Updated [Date] |
| 21-Feb-2018 18:36 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2018 18:36 | Red Dragon | Updated [Phase] |
| 28-Oct-2018 13:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 08-May-2020 16:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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