ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50396
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 1944 |
| Time: | 01:23 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME777 |
| MSN: | AS-K2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of the Wassinkbrink hamlet, Zelhem, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington |
Takeoff at 22:16 hrs for a bombing operation against the Nordstern synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Joachim Böhner of the Stab I./NJG 6, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Deelen airfield. Aircraft came down at Zelhem-Wassinkbrink, East of Arnhem, Gem. Bronckhorst, Landstreek Achterhoek, Province of Gelderland (near the German border). All 7 crew KIA:
Flg. Off. W. G. Grant (BEM) - Pilot - buried Zelhem
Sgt. J. E. Bawtree - Flight Engineer - buried Zelhem
Flg. Off. J. H. Stopp - Navigator - buried Zelhem
Flg. Off. H. W. Davies - Air Bomber - buried Zelhem
Flt. Sgt. L. T. Hunt - Wireless Op. - buried Zelhem
Flg. Off. H. A. B. Brown - Mid Upper Gunner - buried Zelhem
Flg. Off. K. J. Moses - Rear Gunner - buried Zelhem
Sources:
1. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3774&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
2. http://home.cogeco.ca/~dswallow4/NetherlandCrashes.htm
3. Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
4. Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Dec-2014 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2020 16:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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