Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Speldorf: 6 killed
Date & Time:
May 30, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
ED996
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 2256LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Speldorf, east of Duisburg. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Ivor Philip Chester Goudge, pilot, †
Sgt Albert Edward Graham, flight engineer, †
Sgt John Gorton,
Sgt Ronald Stuart Richmond, air bomber, †
Sgt Victor Wells, wireless operator, †
Sgt Joseph Hardman, air gunner, †
Sgt Norman Morgan Hatch, air gunner. †
Crew:
F/Lt Ivor Philip Chester Goudge, pilot, †
Sgt Albert Edward Graham, flight engineer, †
Sgt John Gorton,
Sgt Ronald Stuart Richmond, air bomber, †
Sgt Victor Wells, wireless operator, †
Sgt Joseph Hardman, air gunner, †
Sgt Norman Morgan Hatch, air gunner. †
