ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230910
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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1944 |
| Time: | 03:18 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS739 |
| MSN: | QO-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | southern edge of Groß Rosenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:54 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Wendelin Breukel of the 5./NJG 2 (based at Deelen airfield in the Netherlands), who was flying a Ju 88 C-6.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant John Allardyce Allen RCAF J/6643 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Roy Collier RAFVR 1567439 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Hedley Forbes Doull RCAF J/22588 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Kenneth Crawford RCAF J/25081 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II John Ernest Scott RCAF R/123197 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Arthur Cobbett RCAF R/193139 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Irenee Adelard Joseph Dupuis RCAF R/184367 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS739
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2019 10:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 31-Mar-2024 14:30 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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