ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202668
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| Date: | Friday 17 April 1942 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5506 |
| MSN: | KM-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Ormes (Eure) 14km WNW of Erveux -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
Shot down by Fw Ernst Bosseckert II./JG2 - Near Ormes (Eure) 14km WNW of Erveux.
Crew:-
Pilot: 42380 Flt Lt Reginald Robert Sandford - Beaumont-le-Roger Communal Cemetery Coll. grave 1-10 (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 06 February, 1940)
2nd Pilot: 80067 Plt Off Hurworth Anthony Paul Peall - Beaumont-le-Roger Communal Cemetery Coll. grave 1-10 (NCO:777625 Commission Gazetted : Friday 07 March, 1941)
Observer: 104535 Fg Off Alexander Gerrie - Beaumont-le-Roger Communal Cemetery Grave 13 (NCO:918274 Commission Gazetted : Friday 19 September, 1941)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 932122 Sgt George William James Hadgraft - Beaumont-le-Roger Communal Cemetery Coll. grave 1-10.
Bomb Aimer/Air Gunner:621400 Flt Sgt Leonard Law - Beaumont-le-Roger Communal Cemetery Grave 12.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 777701 Sgt Peter Johannes Venter - Beaumont-le-Roger Communal Cemetery Coll. grave 1-10.
Air Gunner: 962127 Sgt Robert Edward Wing - Beaumont-le-Roger Communal Cemetery Coll. grave 1-10.
Sources:
French Crashes 39-45
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Sandford&qand=Augsburg&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 May 1942 | R5555 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 8 | Lambrechtshagen, Rostock, Mecklenburg |  |
w/o |
| 23 October 1944 | LM645 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 7 | near Vlissingen, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2017 12:54 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 30-Oct-2018 04:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2022 14:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Registration, Other fatalities, Phase, Source] |
| 17-Apr-2024 06:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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