ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231436
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| Date: | Thursday 27 January 1944 |
| Time: | 20:38 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LL638 |
| MSN: | QO-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berlin-Schmöckwitz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 17:51 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Gustav Tham of the 11./NJG 5 (based at Brandis airfield in Sachsen), who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Donald John Paterson RCAF J/16514 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Reginald Greenaway RAFVR 1449845 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Alvin Donald Gould Bell RCAF J/24222 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Frank William Heinen RCAF J/88189 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Clyde Allison Sherwood RCAF R/99421 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Robert Perry Wilson RCAF J/86121 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer Arley Sides Gates RCAF J/25690 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LL638
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 January 1944 | DS850 | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF | 2 | near Nordhorn, GB, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 15:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Apr-2024 17:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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