ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49272
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| Date: | Friday 5 January 1945 |
| Time: | 18:50 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 635 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB564 |
| MSN: | F2-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Esmeer, Huis Ter Heide hamlet, Noordenveld, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, UK |
| RAF Downham Market |
Mission to Hannover. Took off from RAF Downham Market.
Outward-bound, intercepted by Leutnant Fries & Oberfeldwebel Staffa of the 2./NJG 1, who were flying Heinkel He 219 G9+EK from Münster-Handorf airfield in Germany.
It is believed that Flt Lt Hayes had completed 53 sorties, while WO Clayton is reported to have arrived in the United Kingdom on 26 April.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Ivor Brian Hayes DFC RAF 48827 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Arthur Richard Hall RAF 1522487 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Flight Lieutenant J Hendry RAF [PoW]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant William Mitchell Douglas RAF 53065 [Evaded] (NCO:568568 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 09 November, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Flight Lieutenant James Nisbet Steel DFC RAFVR 182373 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer R B Warner RAF 1431279 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant J W Emms RAF 1604689 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Arthur D Clayton RAF 1869599 [Evaded]
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5084
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 36
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Aug-2013 01:22 | JINX | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2016 12:00 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2018 20:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 02:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jun-2022 08:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2024 08:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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