ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21438
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| Date: | Saturday 29 August 1942 |
| Time: | 00:15 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7567 |
| MSN: | EA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Maasbracht, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Took off from RAF Scampton at 21:11 hrs local time for an operation to Nürnberg in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Siegfried Wandam of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield - (claim) near Maasbracht: 4,400m at 00:15.
Sgt Allen and Sgt Gordon were initially reported as missing, but later confirmed as being taken prisoner.
Whilst at Lamsdorf WO Allen exchanged identities with 3596814 Pte J Corkan The Border Regiment
PoW Number 14791:
Pilot: NZ/405290 Fg Off John Lowrie - RNZAF Mook War Cemetery Plot 4 Row C Collective Grave 10.
Flight Engineer: 619244 WO J Allen - PoW/Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf/PoW Number 26808.
Navigator: Aus/403238 Sgt Reginald Patrick Dobson RAAF - Mook War Cemetery Plot 4 Row C Collective Grave 10.
Bomb Aimer 10609972 Sgt G H M Gordon - PoW/Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf/PoW Number 26810
Wireless Operator: 1181332 Sgt Eric Albert Berrett - Mook War Cemetery Plot 4 Row C collective Grave 10.
Air Gunner: Aus/405259 Sgt William Dudley Peirce RAAF - Mook War Cemetery Plot 4 Row C Collective Grave 10.
Air Gunner: R/77146 Flt Sgt Norman Rae Mitchell RCAF - Mook War Cemetery Plot 4 Row C Collective Grave 10.
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
2. http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=11047
3. http://www.49squadron.co.uk/personnel_index/detail/Lowrie_J
4. http://www.raafdb.com/view_aircraft.asp?id=1726
5. http://disc.yourwebapps.com/discussion.cgi?disc=169401;article=4308;
6. https://netherlandsnewzealandwargraves.weebly.com/mook.html
7. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1799
8. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
9. Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 1942 | R5763 | 49 Sqn RAF | 3 | Abée castle, Allée du Château de Tinlot, Tinlot, Liège |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2008 07:08 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Dec-2014 22:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2015 09:56 | Cliford | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2017 10:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2018 05:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jul-2019 12:36 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2020 13:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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