ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231063
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| Date: | Thursday 20 January 1944 |
| Time: | 19:35 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 622 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5915 |
| MSN: | GP-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Havekost, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Operation - Berlin.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Hans Berschwinger of the 4./NJG 2 (based at Deelen airfield in the Netherlands), who was flying a Ju 88 C-6.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Ronald Albert Deacon RAFVR 170739 (NCO:1451054 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 29 February, 1944) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant N Butler RAFVR 1453947 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant J B Strange RAFVR 1400080 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Patrick Joseph Irwin RAF 657279 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Roderick Miller DFC RAF 116052 (NCO:920599 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 17 March, 1942) [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Albert William Woodcock RAFVR 1338062 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Cunningham RAFVR 1568454 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James Hersert Kidman RAFVR 1396509 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5915
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2019 09:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Apr-2024 06:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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