ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231803
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| Date: | Sunday 20 February 1944 |
| Time: | 03:36 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND571 |
| MSN: | HW-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Stendal, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:42 hrs for an operation against aircraft assembly factories at Leipzig in Sachsen.
Outward-bound, while over Germany, the aircraft suffered an oil leak and a small fire broke out. Then, it was coned by searchlights and attacked by night fighter pilot Leutnant Joachim Hanss of the 1./NJG 5, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4. The crew abandoned the aircraft and were all taken prisoner of war.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer George Roy Sidebotham RAF 150181 (NCO:1582007 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 April, 1943) [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Flying Officer Jack McLean Mason RCAF J/24482 [PoW]
Navigator : Pilot Officer O G "Jock" Parry RAF 149262 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 12 October, 1943) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Ronald Horace Dray RAF 658934 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Victor Richard Mendelski RAF 1265795 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Cyril George Reid Pope RAF 1673289 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Sydney Ambrose RAF 1067236 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/sidebotham-george-roy.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2019 11:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Feb-2024 12:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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