ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174362
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 May 1944 |
| Time: | 23:55 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM417 |
| MSN: | SR-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dravegny, Aisne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna |
| Mailly-le-Camp |
Took off from RAF Ludford Magna to bomb the military barracks at Mailly-le-Camp.
The aircraft was shot down by Oberleutnant Helmut Then of the Stab III./NJG 1, who had taken off from Laon-Athies airfield in a Bf 110 G-4.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Thomas John Drew RAFVR 174635 (NCO:1381782 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 May, 1944) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Stanley John Rodway RAFVR 1832886 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Ian Mackenzie Bremner RAFVR 151344 (NCO:1347379 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 May, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Herbert Noel Merrion RAF 1318979 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Cyril George Dudley RAFVR 1439747 [Killed]
Special Equipment Operator : Flight Sergeant William Robertson Walker RAFVR 1366864 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Frank George Walter RAFVR 1807788 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James McDonell Davies RAFVR 1802683 [Killed]
All deceased are buried at Dravegny Cemetery, France.
Sources:
http://www.moseleians.co.uk/roll-of-honour-2/
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=907
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 206.
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 January 1944 | DV231 | 101 Sqn RAF | 7 | between Hollenstedt and Northeim, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 5 October 1944 | LL758 | 101 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Trembleur | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2015 13:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jun-2015 13:45 | BlB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 11-Jun-2016 22:30 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2016 19:15 | Red Dragon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-May-2021 17:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2024 14:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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