ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174363
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| Date: | Thursday 4 May 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV275 |
| MSN: | SR-X2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km southwest of Poivres; Aube département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna |
Shot down by German flak during mission Mailly-le-Camp.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer George Baker RAFVR 157833 (NCO:1392511 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 November, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant David Harry Cro RAFVR 1627552 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant John Edwin Steward RAFVR 1457149 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Sydney Wilson Ainsworth RAFVR 1338301 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Donald Hubert McNaught RAAF Aus/413135 [Killed]
Special Equipment Operator : Flying Officer George Alexander Blair RAFVR 153893 (NCO:1568408 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 December, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Michael John Hackett RAAF Aus/429948 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Arthur John Ridgway RAFVR 1624836 [Killed]
All deceased are buried at Poivres Cemetery, France.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.moseleians.co.uk/roll-of-honour-2/
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=373
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 1943 | ED410 | 101 Sqn RAF | 6 | Suttrup, Freren, Ems, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 17 June 1944 | LM474 | 101 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2015 13:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jun-2015 13:46 | Yety | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 11-Jun-2016 22:32 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-May-2021 17:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 02-May-2024 14:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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