ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172567
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| Date: | Friday 17 April 1942 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5513 |
| MSN: | OF-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Augsburg (Bayern) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa |
Took off from RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire at 15:00 local time. One of 12 Lancasters (6 from 97 Sqn and 6 from 44 Sqn) tasked with attacking a target at Augsburg (the M.A.N. Diesel Engine Works). Entered target area, was seen to drop bombs. Hit by flak the aircraft caught fire in the air and was seen to crash near target. Posted as "Missing", all 7 crew believed KIA:
Pilot: 754674 WO Thomas James Mycock DFC, Durnbach War Cemetery.6. G. 16.
Pilot: 1122536 Flt Sgt Norman Craig Hayes, Durnbach War Cemetery. Coll. grave 6. G. 7-15.
Observer: 564332 WO Leonard Harrison, Durnbach War Cemetery. Coll. grave 6. G. 7-15.
Wireless Operator: 749447 Flt Sgt Stanley Edward Eades, Durnbach War Cemetery. Coll. grave 6. G. 7-15.
Air Gunner: 1058534 Flt Sgt David MacDonald, Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 6. G. 7-15.
Air Gunner: 1155843 Flt Sgt Walter Shelley, Durnbach War Cemetery.Coll. grave 6. G. 7-15.
Air Gunner: R/54393 Flt Sgt John Granville Donoghue (American)RCAF Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 6. G. 7-15.
All are buried in Durnbach War Cemetery. Flt Sgt Donoghue was an American from Glen Head in New York State, serving in the RCAF.
Sources:
1. https://www.raf.mod.uk/history/bombercommandaugsburg17thapril1942.cfm
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/06/a5200606.shtml
3. http://www.militarian.com/threads/augsburg-raid-april-17-1942.5696/
4. http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/13985
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?64475-Identifying-Bomber-Command-losses&p=1035975
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 February 1942 | R5486 | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 30 July 1943 | ED862 | 97 (Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 150 km N of Ameland, Friesland |  |
mis |
| 23 September 1943 | JA708 | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF | 3 | west of Edenkoben, Rheinland-Pfalz (claim location) | |
w/o |
| 22 March 1944 | ND351 | 97 (Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF | 1 | Auf der Horst, Frotheim, Espelkamp, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2014 20:29 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Dec-2014 20:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2015 09:43 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Dec-2017 22:22 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 08-Dec-2017 14:21 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 22:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2019 14:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 01-Nov-2019 19:49 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2022 14:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities] |
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