ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159141
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB231 |
| MSN: | EA-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Ouen-Domprot, Marne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton |
18/19 July, 1944; REVIGNY: Crews, exhausted from their pre-dawn exploits were roused from their beds to be told they were 'on' again that night. Two railway targets at Aulnoye and Revigny in France had been selected for attack by 253 Lancasters and 10 Mosquitoes of 1,3,5 and 8 Groups. Both targets were hit, severing the rail lines to the battle front, although several bomb aimers reported confusion caused by fires burning near the Red Spot. At interrogation, crews once again reported an extremely large amount of fighter activity.
F/O Cliff Lacy DFC, and his experienced crew including two Aussies and one Canadian, also fell victims during the savage air battle over Revigny. The two gunners, Sgt Barlow and P/O Wellein RCAF, were the only survivors and were taken to Stalag Luft 7. The remainder lie at rest in St Ouen-en-Domprot Churchyard near Marne:
F/O C. Lacy DFC Pilot (Killed)
Sgt I. Shingles F/E (Killed)
W/O L.B. Holmes RAAF NAV (Killed)
F/S D.J. Ryan RAAF W/OP (Killed)
Sgt W.G. Barlow A/G (P.o.W.)
F/S V. Gallagher A/B (Killed)
Sgt J.C. Wellein RCAF A/G (P.o.W.)
Crew on their 16th operation.
The Lancaster was shot down by a Bf 110 G-4 night fighter.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://www.49squadron.co.uk/personnel_index/detail/Lacy_C
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 336.
3. Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
4. https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=31
5. Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 21:37 | JINX | Added |
| 31-Dec-2014 00:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2014 00:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2015 10:04 | Cliford | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2016 15:55 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 30-Oct-2018 04:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-Nov-2019 08:47 | ALAN MACKAY | Updated [Cn] |
| 07-Jun-2021 17:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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