Date & Time:
Oct 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4771
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1925LT on October 15 on an operation to Cologne. Shortly after completing the attack, and while flying at an altitude of 17,000 feet over the target area, the bomber was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Three crew members were killed and four parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O T. B. Crowfoot, pilot, †
Sgt E. J. C. High,
P/O A. S. Meara,
P/O A. L. Dickinson,
F/O P. D. Smale, †
Sgt R. E. Christy,
Sgt D. C. Ward. †
Crew:
P/O T. B. Crowfoot, pilot, †
Sgt E. J. C. High,
P/O A. S. Meara,
P/O A. L. Dickinson,
F/O P. D. Smale, †
Sgt R. E. Christy,
Sgt D. C. Ward. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
