Avro Lancaster PA278 disappearance
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The Avro Lancaster PA278 disappearance involved Avro Lancaster Mk.I PA278, F for Freddie, operated by No. 103 Squadron RAF (103 Sqn) of Bomber Command just after the end of the Second World War.
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Disappearance | |
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Date | 4 October 1945 (1945-10-04) |
Summary | Disappearance |
Site | Mediterranean Sea, likely near Corsica |
Total fatalities | 25 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Avro Lancaster Mk.I |
Aircraft name | F for Freddie |
Operator | No. 103 Squadron RAF |
Registration | PA278 |
Flight origin | RAF Glatton, Huntingdon |
Destination | Naples Airport |
Passengers | 19 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 25 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 0 |
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It disappeared over the Mediterranean, probably near Corsica, on 4 October 1945 with its crew of 6 airmen and 19 female service personnel - the worst loss of female British and Commonwealth service personnel from the Second World War to date.[1][2]