ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232325
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 1944 |
| Time: | 23:28 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS771 |
| MSN: | OW-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Böblingen forest, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:06 hrs for an operation to Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Bruno Rupp of the 4./NJG 3, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6. It crashed between Böblingen and Leinfelden-Echterdingen, in the forest.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Arthur Gerald Sylvain Simard RCAF J/86165 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Alfred Hammond RAFVR 927501 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer John Philip Brooks RCAF J/87931 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Henry Kenneth Young RCAF J/27272 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Richard Bursleigh Black RCAF J/11844 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Ivan William Martin RCAF J/90279 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Lorne Edgar Yeo RCAF J/88648 : Commission Gazetted Friday 03 January, 1941) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/simard-arthur-gerald-sylvain.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2020 15:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Mar-2024 07:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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