ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50439
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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 1944 |
| Time: | 02:10 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND802 |
| MSN: | AA-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Prinsenbos, Gilze, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 00:45 hrs for a bombing operation against the Rothe Erde railway station at Aachen in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberstleutnant Günther Radusch of the Stab/NJG 2, who was flying a Junkers Ju 88 G-1 from Deelen airfield. This was Raduschs' 59th victory.
Pilot Sgt. F.A.J. Scott NZ421105 RNZAF / Gilze cemetery; grave 3
Second Pilot W/O. R.T. Clark NZ422369 RNZAF / evader, POW (arrested Antwerpen 23rd August)
Flight Engineer Sgt. F.M. Harris 1850150 RAF / evader, POW (arrested Antwerpen 28th June)
Navigator F/Sgt. L.G. Hill NZ426997 RNZAF / POW
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. S.A. Cook NZ421142 RNZAF / Gilze cemetery; grave 2
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner F/Sgt. R.E. Howson 1437112 RAF / Gilze cemetery; grave 1
Mid Upper Gunner Sgt. A. Mantle 925315 RAF / POW
Rear Gunner Sgt. R. Dale 1818763 RAF / POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3729&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three, page 28.
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 May 1944 | ND919 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 7 | Kasteel Elderschans, Herendreef, Aardenburg, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 21 July 1944 | PA967 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 7 | Frenkenbaan road, Ospel, Limburg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Oct-2020 09:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2021 11:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-May-2023 22:09 | redsix | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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