ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231525
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS674 |
| MSN: | OW-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Peenemünde, Pommern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Linton-on-Ouse |
| Peenemünde |
Disapeared on ops.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Douglas Dalton Shuttleworth DFC RCAF J/13018 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Sydney Barnes RAFVR 1545325 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer George Creighton Robinson RCAF J/10704 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Joseph Maurice Leopold Bouvier DFM RCAF J/18377 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Kenneth Gordon Douglas Gawthrop RCAF J/18380 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer Geoffrey Wynne Scammell DFC RAF 49314 (NCO:551789 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 September, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant George William Bentley RAFVR 1333625 [Killed]
All are remembered on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
https://426sqdn.ca/remembrances/honour_roll_ii.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2019 02:48 | tachel | Added |
| 03-Jul-2022 14:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Jul-2022 05:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 19-Apr-2024 06:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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