ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236175
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5662 |
| MSN: | QR-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Efferen, Hürth, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
Takeoff at 21:20 hrs local time for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Hessen.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Noel Roy Meyer RNZAF NZ/405303 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Wing Commander George Harcus Sheehan RAFVR 37587 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Benjamin John Davis RAFVR 928365 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Joseph Mckay Atkinson RCAF R/66686 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Anthony Frederick Phillip Cursett-Sutherland RAFVR 923436 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John McCleary RAFVR 1126145 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Harold Ekin RAF 627523 [Killed]
All seven rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5662
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 October 1943 | W4357 | 61 Sqn RAF | 0 | south-southwest of Beverungen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 19:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Aug-2023 06:56 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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