ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232146
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 1944 |
| Time: | 23:10 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS829 |
| MSN: | OW-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Böblingen area, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
| Stuttgart |
Took off from RAF Linton on Ouse at 19:08.
Claim by Uffz Emil Nonnenmacher 8/NJG2 - 10km South West of Stuttgart: 6,000m at 23:10.
Claimed as a probable victory rejected by OKL/RLM. Also claimed shot down by Flak (“Lancaster Boblingen 23:10”). Victory credited to Flak.
Crashed Böblingen area, Baden-Württemberg
The aircraft was abandoned by the crew following total engine failure.
Flt Lt Nicholls RCAF died from Tuberculosis & inflammation of the brain on 13 January 1945 whilst at Stalag Luft 4. He was buried in Grave 3 POW Camp No 4 Gross Tychow. Post War his grave could not be located.
Crew
Pilot:R/141589 WOII C H McIlwain RCAF - PoW/Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug/PoW Number 2980.
Flight Engineer:1628831 Sgt D W Stead - PoW/Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria/PoW Number 3052.
Navigator:R/161773 Flt Sgt R J Renneberg - PoW/Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug/PoW Number 3051.
Bomb Aimer:J/89450 Plt Off William Frederick Nicholls RCAF - PoW/Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug/Stalag Luft 4 Gross Tychow/PoW Number 2987/Runnymede Memorial Panel 279.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:J/86199 Plt Off J A Hillman RCAF - PoW/Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug/
PoW Number 2983.
Air Gunner:R/196365 Sgt E C Brewer RCAF - PoW/Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug/PoW Number 2985.
Air Gunner:R/178876 WOII E W Strauss RCAF - PoW/Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug/PoW Number 3114.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS829
Google Maps
http://aircrewremembered.com/backwell-smith.html
Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 1 - Theo Boiten
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 January 1944 | LL721 | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF | 4 | Raußlitz, Nossen, Sachsen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2020 20:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Jan-2020 20:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2020 20:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2020 13:05 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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