ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234551
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 1944 |
| Time: | 22:52 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 514 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL639 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Groot-Beersel, Kinrooi, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 21:01 hrs for an operation to Aachen in Germany.
The aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Hans Fischer of the 12./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Noel William Faulkner Thackray RAAF Aus/409973 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Clive Walter Banfield RAFVR 1832773 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Edward Leo Humes RAF 642170 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant John Russell Moulsdale RAAF Aus/415482 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Patrick Hughes RAFVR 1575442 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Clement Herbert Henn RAAF Aus/424001 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Reginald Ernest Bromley RAAF Aus/424363 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LL639
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2020 14:45 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Apr-2024 06:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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