ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311630
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:23 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | KB717 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Genhuelsen, south of Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St. George, Co.Durham |
Lancaster X KB717: Took off 22:40 22 for Bombing mission to Dortmund. 22/05/1944
Struck by FLAK from Schwerer Flak Abteilungen 244 (o) & 401.Crashed at 01:23 hrs. 23/05/1944
Crew: All killed
P/O William Alexander BAILEY (J/86335) Navigator RCAF
W/O Arthur Carleton BECKETT (R/159331) Air Gunner RCAF
F/Sgt Adam Philip CHAWANSKI (R/196076) Air Gunner RCAF
P/O Donovan Emmerson DERBYSHIRE (J/88396) Air Bomber RCAF
F/Sgt Ogwen JONES (1507140) WOp RAFVR
F/O William Wilkins MITCHELL (C/2106) Pilot RCAF
P/O Charles Edmund George PATTERSON (J/85360) Pilot RCAF
P/O Robert Eric Norman WOOD (176479) Flt/Eng. RAFVR
Sources:
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 012.
2.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2023 21:37 | redsix | Added |
| 02-May-2023 05:33 | Anon. | Updated |
| 02-May-2023 16:46 | Nepa | Updated |
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