ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172579
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5495 |
| MSN: | OF-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marl, North-Rhine, Westphalia, 13 miles NE of Essen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Reportedly came down at Marl, North-Rhine, Westphalia, 13 miles North East of Essen (at approximate coordinates: 51°40′N 7°07′E).
Crew
Pilot:1195004 Pilot Officer Mervyn Frank Hughes - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 17 Row F Grave 11 (NCO:740612 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 28 April, 1942)
Flight Engineer:R/86144 Sgt Harry Lawton RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 17 Row F Grave 12.
Observer:958563 Sgt Denis John Platten - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 17 Row F Grave 14.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:751722 Flt Sgt Alexander Crerar - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 17 Row F Grave 15.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1168160 Flt Sgt R Harris - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 17 Row F Joint Grave 9-10.
Air Gunner:940865 Flt Sgt Douglas Leonard Overton DFM -Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 17 Row F Grave 8.
Air Gunner:1263777 Flt Sgt Gordon Henry Mercer -Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 17 Row F
Joint Grave 9-10.
As Sgt Hughes (NCO:740612), he had been injured in the crash of a Hereford aircraft (L6052) 9th August 1940, whilst serving with No.14 OTU.
Sources:
1. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/hughes-mervyn.html
2. http://lancaster-archive.com/lanc_unknowncrashsites.pdf
3. http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/Man-Lanc%20serials%20page2.htm
4. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1940-1949_28.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marl,_North_Rhine-Westphalia#Second_World_War
6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 August 1944 | PB398 | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF | 6 | Rothenberg, Oberzent, Hessen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2014 01:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 09:46 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2017 15:49 | w.bleumink | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 15:37 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 22:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 23-May-2019 14:44 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2021 09:39 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2023 13:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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