Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Chatteris
Date & Time:
May 5, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
ED715
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2226LT on April 4 on an operation to Dortmund. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered poor visibility. While low on fuel, the airplane was abandoned by the crew and crashed in Chatteris. All occupants parachuted to safety, among them two were injured.
Crew:
S/L B. L. Duigan, pilot,
Sgt R. Drysdale, flight engineer,
F/Sgt J. R. Hood,
F/O J. C. Eade,
F/O D. J. Drake,
Sgt K. Richards,
F/Lt J. A. Rogers, air gunner.
Crew:
S/L B. L. Duigan, pilot,
Sgt R. Drysdale, flight engineer,
F/Sgt J. R. Hood,
F/O J. C. Eade,
F/O D. J. Drake,
Sgt K. Richards,
F/Lt J. A. Rogers, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Abandoned due to fuel exhaustion.
