ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279737
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| Date: | Thursday 15 March 1945 |
| Time: | 20:24-52 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | KB846 |
| MSN: | NA-I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | target area - Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, Durham |
Takeoff at 16:44 hrs for a bombing operation against Hagen; shot down.
Those who perished are buried in the Netherlands:
Pilot / F/Lt. J.D.C. Craton J/15666 RCAF SAFE -
Flight Engineer / P/O. G.T. Llewellin 31 J/95384 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery
Navigator / F/Lt. R.W. Newton J/17196 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery
Bomb Aimer / F/Lt. R.C. Hamill 25 J/20884 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / F/O. D.C. Graham 23 J/18627 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery
Mid Upper Gunner / F/O. E.R. Evans 20 J/17548 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery
Rear Gunner / F/O. B.B. Gray J/18650 RCAF SAFE -
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5381C
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2022 06:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Jun-2022 06:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
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