ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174364
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| Date: | Thursday 4 May 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME564 |
| MSN: | SR-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aubeterre, Aube département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna |
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant John Alexander Keard RAFVR 82700 (NCO:745305 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 August, 1940) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Reginald Webster RAF 617945 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Arthur Melvin Shannon RCAF J/23708 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant John Robinson Spowart RAFVR 1485060 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Robert John Crawford RAFVR 1515079 [Killed]
Special Equipment Operator : Pilot Officer David Carruthers Fraser RAFVR 171020 (NCO:1823263 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 May, 1944) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Clarence RAFVR 1568239 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Jack Edwin Worsfold RAF 1894745 [PoW]
Shot down by German flak during mission Mailly-le-Camp.
Sources:
http://www.moseleians.co.uk/roll-of-honour-2/
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=906
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2015 13:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jun-2015 13:47 | BlB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 11-Jun-2016 22:33 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-May-2021 17:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 03-May-2022 07:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2024 14:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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