ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49562
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 550 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NG251 |
| MSN: | BQ-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km southwest of Dölzig, Schkeuditz, Sachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Killingholme |
Took off at 16:34 hrs for an operation against the Merseburg/Leuna chemical works.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the 14. Flak-Division over Merseburg; crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Joseph Phillip Morris RAFVR 130129 [Killed] (NCO:1218973 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 October, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Alan George Furber RAFVR 3025228 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Arthur Leonard RAFVR 160715 [Killed] (NCO:1582103 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 15 February, 1944)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Harry James Bailey RAFVR 1601442 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant W Roberts RAFVR 2206786 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant George Charles Dennis RAFVR 2204350 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Joseph Hooper RAFVR 2217010 [Killed]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4778&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Google Maps
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft NA100 - NZ999, published 1992
Lost Bombers
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 1944 | LM392 | 550 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Artolsheim, Bas-Rhin (67) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Sep-2011 06:57 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2021 11:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2023 08:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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