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| Date: | Wednesday 25 November 1942 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5694 |
| MSN: | EM-F| |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Easton, 6 miles SSE of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Langar |
Airborne at 1500hrs from Langar for Bad Zwischenahn airfield in Germany. The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed into high ground and burst into flames.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Raymund Joseph Hannan DFC RAF 43035 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 16 April, 1940) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Peter John Thompson RAF 575861 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant John Kennerleigh Barnett Lee RAFVR 1174918 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Bryant Leonard McKenzie Jenkin RNZAF NZ/412885 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Albert Roberts RAFVR 1104522 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant John Bernard Burton RAFVR 1575141 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Ernest Raymond Donald Piper RAFVR 1319737 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant John Sanders RAFVR 1316262 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5694&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2024 13:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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