ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230986
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| Date: | Thursday 6 January 1944 |
| Time: | 04:10 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 576 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND416 |
| MSN: | UL-G2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Koblentz, Pommern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
| Stettin |
Operation - Stettin (Szczecin)
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 : Pilot Officer John Romer Henningham RAAF Aus/413194 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Arthur Stanley Baker RAFVR 1397018 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Arthur Sydney Davis RAFVR 1388248 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Kenneth Frederick Fisher Barton RAFVR 1385704 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frederick John Wright RAFVR 1339143 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Leslie Colbourne RAFVR 956180 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James Edward Kennison RAF 523674 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ND416
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 December 1943 | DV342 | 576 Sqn RAF | 7 | Rittergutstraße, Berlin-Lichtenberg | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2019 19:35 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Jul-2022 21:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Jan-2024 07:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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