Date & Time:
Apr 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5510
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
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 Waddington at 1512LT on an operation to Augsburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Augsburg. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Arthur John Garwell, pilot,
Sgt Frank Skipwith Kirke, observer,
F/Sgt Robert James Flux, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ivor Edwards, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Douglas Haig McAlpine, air gunner, †
Sgt Laurence Laver Dando,
Sgt James Watson.
Crew:
F/O Arthur John Garwell, pilot,
Sgt Frank Skipwith Kirke, observer,
F/Sgt Robert James Flux, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ivor Edwards, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Douglas Haig McAlpine, air gunner, †
Sgt Laurence Laver Dando,
Sgt James Watson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
