ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204334
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1942 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5640 |
| MSN: | OL-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gartrop, Hünxe, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Scampton |
Takeoff at 23:32 hrs for an operation to Essen in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak and crashed near Hünxe 10km ESE of Wesel.
All seven crew members rest at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery:
Pilot:993457 Flt Lt Lawrence O'Hara - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 2. C. 13.
Pilot:1153376 Flt Sgt Dennis Arthur Neave - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 2. C. 15.
Observer:959544 Flt Sgt Stanley Raymond Moore - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 2. C. 11.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1166730 Sgt Harold Frederick Power Clark - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 2. C. 14.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1381349 Sgt George Peacock Forster - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 2. C. 9.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1309490 Sgt Harold Newey - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 2. C. 12.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:934449 Sgt Russell Morris Scott - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 2. C. 10.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5640+
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 October 1943 | JA972 | 83 Sqn RAF | 7 | Pole 21-22 near De Koog, Texel, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 13 August 1944 | PB138 | 83 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Adelheidsdorf, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2018 20:44 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 29-Jun-2018 09:17 | ehren69 | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2020 19:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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