Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Baston: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 26, 1943 at 0430 LT
Operator:
Registration:
W4830
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2259LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. It was badly shot about by the German Flak. While returning to base, it was abandoned by the crew and crashed near Baston. Two crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt D. H. Pearce, pilot,
Sgt A. B. Woodvine, flight engineer,
Sgt Herbert William Beasley, navigator, †
Sgt R. C. Everett, bomb aimer,
Sgt J. Robson, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Lloyd, air gunner, †
Sgt J. Penswick, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt D. H. Pearce, pilot,
Sgt A. B. Woodvine, flight engineer,
Sgt Herbert William Beasley, navigator, †
Sgt R. C. Everett, bomb aimer,
Sgt J. Robson, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Lloyd, air gunner, †
Sgt J. Penswick, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
