ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50394
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 1944 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND399 |
| MSN: | AS-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Het Willemsbos woods at Ugchelen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington (takeoff at 22:23 hrs) |
Lancaster Mk III ND399 "AS-R" of 166 Sqn RAF. Target: Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Probably shot down at 01:25 hours on 13 June 1944 by Hptm.Gerhard Friedrich 1./NJG6. Aircraft came down at Ugchelen-Willemsbos, directly West of Apeldoorn town, also Gem. Apeldoorn, Landstreek Veluwe, Province of Gelderland. All 7 crew KIA:
Plt. Off. J. S. Kirton - Pilot - buried Ugchelen-Heidehof (Pilot)
Sgt. J. P. Coogan (from Ireland) - Flight Engineer - buried Ugchelen-Heidehof
Fg. Off. J .L. Lochhead - Navigator - buried Ugchelen-Heidehof
Fg. Off. P. L. Andrewes - Air Bomber - buried Ugchelen-Heidehof
Sgt. A. J. Brazier - Wireless Op. - buried Ugchelen-Heidehof
Sgt. C. McClean - Mid Upper Gunner - buried Ugchelen-Heidehof
Sgt. F. I. Spencer - Rear Gunner - buried Ugchelen-Heidehof
Sources:
1. http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1944%20sec_tcm5-7285.pdf
2. http://home.cogeco.ca/~dswallow4/NetherlandCrashes.htm
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 275.
3. Google Maps
4. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3775&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Dec-2014 22:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2016 14:04 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2020 11:16 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2020 16:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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