ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312258
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:28 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL776 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5-15 km SE of Lathen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire |
Mission to Braunschweig. Credited to Leutnant Achim Woeste, Stab. III./NJG 3 as his 8th victory.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer K W McSweeney RAAF Aus/420705 Evaded
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Lowery RAFVR 1590245 Killed
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Denis William Major RAFVR 151851 (NCO:1586185 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 July, 1943) Killed
Crew : Sergeant Walter Chinery RAF 2206036 PoW
Crew : Sergeant Reginald George Robert Tice RAF 177047 PoW
Crew : Flight Sergeant Ronald Elwood Stacey RCAF 180119 PoW
Crew : Flight Sergeant Rex Alan Austin RAAF Aus/419153 PoW
Crew : Flying Officer Norman Frederick James Holmewood RAF 156736 (NCO:1323270 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 November, 1943) PoW
Sources:
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 Part 3, p. 019
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2023 19:20 | redsix | Added |
| 29-May-2023 09:55 | Nepa | Updated |
| 24-Jan-2024 18:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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