ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232136
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 1944 |
| Time: | 22:26 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 550 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM392 |
| MSN: | BQ-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Artolsheim, Bas-Rhin (67) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:10 hrs for an operation to Stuttgart in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz Rökker of the 2./NJG 2, who was flying Ju 88 R-2 R4+BB from Langensalza airfield in Germany.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Jack Simon Gustave Crawford RAF 42197 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 12 December, 1939) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Reginald Powell RAFVR 967233 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant John Neville Andrew RAFVR 1461939 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Patrick Arthur Lockton RAFVR 151370 (NCO:1576249 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 11 May, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant William James Green RAFVR 1393051 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer William Victor Moss RCAF J/86439 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant William Bertram Robertson RAFVR 1565912 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=990
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM392
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 December 1944 | NG251 | 550 Sqn RAF | 7 | 1 km southwest of Dölzig, Schkeuditz, Sachsen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2020 18:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Mar-2024 08:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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