ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174362
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 May 1944 |
| Time: | 23:55 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM417 |
| MSN: | SR-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dravegny, Aisne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna |
| Mailly-le-Camp |
Took off from RAF Ludford Magna to bomb the military barracks at Mailly-le-Camp.
The aircraft was shot down by Oberleutnant Helmut Then of the Stab III./NJG 1, who had taken off from Laon-Athies airfield in a Bf 110 G-4.
All deceased are buried at Dravegny Cemetery, France. Flt Sgt Walker was the specialist operator:
Plt Off T J Drew (KIA)
Sgt S J Rodway (KIA)
Fg Off I M Bremner (KIA)
Sgt H N Merrion (POW)
Sgt C G Dudley (KIA)
Flt Sgt W R Walker (KIA)
Sgt F G Walter (KIA)
Sgt J McD Davies (KIA)
Sources:
http://www.moseleians.co.uk/roll-of-honour-2/
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=907
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 206.
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 January 1944 | DV231 | 101 Sqn RAF | 7 | between Hollenstedt and Northeim, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 5 October 1944 | LL758 | 101 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Trembleur | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2015 13:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jun-2015 13:45 | BlB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 11-Jun-2016 22:30 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2016 19:15 | Red Dragon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-May-2021 17:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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