ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231433
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| Date: | Thursday 27 January 1944 |
| Time: | 20:27 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB277 |
| MSN: | PM-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Weseram, Roskow, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 17:42 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Peter Spoden of the 5./NJG 5 (based at Parchim airfield in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), flying a Bf 110 G-4.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Francis Allen Whitehead RAFVR 126772 (NCO:1191335 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 18 August, 1942) Killed
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Allan George Palmer RAFVR 1721835 Killed
Navigator : Flying Officer Leslie John Slatter RAFVR 138082 (NCO:1392627 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 March, 1943) Killed
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Dennis William Albert Udall RAFVR 1461788 Killed
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant John Melburne Cassady RCAF R/178671 Killed
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant William Speakman RAFVR 1080677 Killed
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Donald Minor RAFVR 1852200 Killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB277
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 December 1942 | W4339 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | Between Trebur and Groß-Gerau, Hessen, 8 Km S of Rüsselsheim | |
w/o |
| 3 December 1943 | W4999 | 625 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Kelstern, UK |  |
w/o |
| 17 June 1944 | LM173 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 14:53 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Jan-2024 09:28 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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