Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Wismar: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5902
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1802LT on an operation to Wismar. It is believed that it crashed near the target area. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Michael Howard Rawlins, pilot, †
Sgt Raymond Albert Wilfred Hacker, flight engineer, †
Sgt Terence McKerrow, navigator,
Sgt Alan Dabbs, †
Sgt Frederick Verdun Dacey, †
Sgt Kent Oswald Thompson Summerville, †
Sgt Sydney Harold Parker, air gunner. †

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Wismar: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1942 at 0304 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5907
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 23 on an operation to Wismar. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Cyril James McKeen, pilot,
Sgt James John Watson, flight engineer,
Sgt George Brothwell, observer,
Sgt Terence Eugene Donnelly, observer,
Sgt Albert James Jarvis Brooks, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Thomas Ramsden, air gunner,
Sgt Albert Victor Riggs, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.