ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209511
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| Date: | Sunday 4 March 1945 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME442 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brocklesby Estate, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire |
Upon returning from a bombing mission to Ladbergen, the Lancaster plane was intercepted by a Luftwaffe plane during Operation Gisela and shot down. All seven occupants died in the crash, just a few miles away from their airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer John Joseph Francis Ryan RAAF Aus/428364 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Thomas Handley Jarman RAFVR 3010499 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Richard Raven Russell RAFVR 1801287 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Hubert Joseph Terry RAFVR 1580082 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Harry Birch RAFVR 1575035 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Herbert Payne RAFVR 1589407 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant William Henry Rogan RAFVR 2218611 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.moseleians.co.uk/roll-of-honour-2/#terry
http://aircrewremembered.com/ryan-john.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 12:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Oct-2018 13:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2020 14:58 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2024 07:51 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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