ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229836
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1944 |
| Time: | 13:14 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK544 |
| MSN: | KO-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km NE of Koudekerke, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 08:31 hrs for an operation to Bonn (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany).
The aircraft was shot down by Flak from Veere and from the 6./schwere Flak-Abteilung 202 (o).
All seven crew members are commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial:
Pilot F/O. K.V. Smith 423077 RAAF - panel 258
Flight Engineer Sgt. G.J. Rutson 1894564 RAF - panel 237
Navigator Sgt. T. Greener 1673038 RAF - panel 230
Bomb Aimer F/O. I.G. Skelton 152714 RAF - panel 209
Wireless Operator F/Sgt. R.R. Denholm 417567 RAAF - panel 260
Air Gunner Sgt. J.C. Constable 1890908 RAF - panel 227
Air Gunner Sgt. E.T. Mason 1814786 RAF - panel 234
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4546B&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2019 18:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Jun-2022 07:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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