Date:	Thursday 8 February 1945
Time:	00:30 LT
Type:	Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:	207 Sqn RAF
Registration:	NN724
MSN:	EM-X
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Boschlaan, Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Spilsby
Destination airport:	RAF Spilsby

Narrative:
Took off from RAF Spilsby at 20:58 hrs to attack the Dortmond-Ems Kanal at a point near Ladbergen.

Homeward-bound, intercepted at 00:23 hrs by Hauptmann Gerhard Raht of the Stab I./NJG 2, who was flying Ju 88 G-6 4R+AB from Twente airfield.

Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer L J Fowler RAAF [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant E H Copley RAF 1880030 [Evaded]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Stan E Hanson RAF 1582306 [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Ronald William Young RAF 55283 (NCO:574897 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 March, 1944) [Evaded]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer John Gill Eaton RAAF Aus/437260 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant W G Cheesman RAF [Evaded]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Norman S Levick RAF [PoW]

SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5214
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second world war 1945 Page 70
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

The Luftwaffe pilot wrote a book about it: "Sprong in het Duister" ISBN 9062073913

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-Dec-2008 11:45	ASN archive	Added
25-May-2016 16:35	Red Dragon	Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Oct-2017 14:04	Anon.	Updated [Source]
01-Nov-2018 08:35	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]
20-Jun-2022 03:51	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]
23-Jun-2022 14:54	TigerTimon	Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category]
23-Jun-2022 14:55	TigerTimon	Updated [Narrative]
30-Jun-2022 08:55	TigerTimon	Updated [Narrative]
07-Feb-2024 08:06	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]