ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234591
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 1944 |
| Time: | 22:40 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND395 |
| MSN: | OL-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schützenstraße road, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:44 hrs for an operation to Aachen.
Over the target, the aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy Flak. It crashed near the post office in the Schützenstraße.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Peter Frederick Denny RAFVR 120438 (NCO:1331393 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 12 May, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant James Grier RAFVR 1485173 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Lauchlan McDougall RCAF J/25032 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Harry McNaughton Martin RCAF J/24644 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant David Morrison Lees RAFVR 1521116 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Henry James Wilson RAFVR 1797767 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James Alexander Logan RCAF R/194248 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ND395
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 1943 | JA701 | 83 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea or Wadden Sea | |
mis |
| 9 February 1945 | PB478 | 83 Sqn RAF | 2 | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2020 11:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Apr-2024 06:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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