ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234603
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 April 1944 |
| Time: | 02:25 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL867 |
| MSN: | A4-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 22:52 hrs for an operation to the railway yard at Rouen in the Seine-Maritime département, France.
On approach to RAF Witchford, the aircraft was shot down by intruder pilot Oberleutnant Klaus Bieber of the 5./KG 51, who was flying an Me 410 A-1/U2 from an airfield in the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Charlie Eddy MBE RNZAF NZ/39003 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Leslie Murphy RAFVR 2206546 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Albert Smith RAFVR 132712 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Harold Edward George Pugh RAF 658462 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Peter John Edward Maddox RAFVR 1334594 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Alfred Frank Langridge RAFVR 1812710 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Henry Bennis RCAF R/178351 [Killed]
Sources:
1. Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
2. https://115squadron-raf.be/crews/Lancaster%20Mk%20II%20-%20LL867%20-%20A4-J.html
3. Google Maps
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2020 19:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Apr-2024 07:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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