ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237843
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| Date: | Friday 28 April 1944 |
| Time: | 02:40 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME720 |
| MSN: | AS-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hämikon, canton of Luzern -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
| Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:35 hrs for an operation against Friedrichshafen in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by Swiss flak and crashed at Hämikon.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Robert Burns Ridley RCAF J/85631 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John James Eaton RAFVR 1608502 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Albert C Piggott RCAF 23137 [Interned]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Roy E A Phillips RAF 25522 [Interned]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Leslie Cotton RAFVR 1575755 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Ross Lewis Clark RAFVR 1603824 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Allan Mackay Weir RAFVR 1567144 [Killed]
Sources:
https://warbird.ch/wb-events/von-schweizer-flab-getroffen/
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ME720&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 June 1944 | LM581 | 166 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Tongeren hamlet, Epe, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2020 16:05 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 18-May-2021 15:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2024 06:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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