ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204822
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:05 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5517 |
| MSN: | QR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Freepsum (Krummhörn) and Groß Midlum (Hinte); Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Takeoff at 23:40 hrs for an operation to Emden in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 236 and crashed.
Six are buried at the Sage War Cemetery:
Pilot:C/1482 Sqn Ldr Ivor George Armour McNaughton RCAF - Sage War Cemetery 1. F. 4.
Flight Engineer:613297 Sgt John Robert Dryden - Runnymede Memorial Panel 82.
Observer: J/3766 Fg Off William Donald McCulloch RCAF - Sage War Cemetery 1. F. 5.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1058722 Sgt Colin Mellor Parker - Sage War Cemetery 1. F. 8.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1168179 Sgt Sydney Edward Bradshaw - Sage War Cemetery 1. F. 6.
Air Gunner:NZ/401440 Plt Off James Day McKeown RNZAF - Sage War Cemetery 1. F. 12.
Air Gunner:1378748 Sgt James Traynor Fallon - Sage War Cemetery 1. F. 7.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5517
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 1942 | R5545 | 61 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF North Luffenham |  |
w/o |
| 31 May 1942 | R5561 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Niederaußem, Bergheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 4 June 1942 | R5627 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | southern perimeter of Bad Zwischenahn airfield, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 10 July 1943 | W4763 | 61 Sqn RAF | 1 | near the Glanestraat, Overdinkel, Losser, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
| 26 July 1943 | ED613 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Karnap, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 30 July 1943 | ED782 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 30 km northeast of Helgoland island | |
w/o |
| 3 August 1943 | JA873 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Lüneburg, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 16 August 1943 | DV186 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Le Bosc Robert, La Vespière, Calvados |  |
w/o |
| 18 August 1943 | JA900 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Greifswald, Pommern | |
w/o |
| 18 August 1943 | ED661 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Greifswald, Pommern | |
w/o |
| 23 August 1943 | DV228 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Hei- en Boeicop, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2018 16:13 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 01-May-2020 11:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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