ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50732
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| Date: | Saturday 14 October 1944 |
| Time: | 08:48 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL909 |
| MSN: | PH-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cornelissenstraße street, Duisburg-Wehofen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wickenby (EGNW) |
| Wickenby (EGNW) |
Takeoff at 06:45 hrs for a bombing operation to Duisburg.
Crew:
Pilot F/O. T. Sorenson 146152 RAF Nederweert cemetery (the Netherlands); grave 4 B 11 - initially buried Holten (Oberhausen)
Flight Engineer Sgt. C. Fernie 3020425 RAF Nederweert cemetery (the Netherlands); grave 4 B 12 - initially buried Holten (Oberhausen)
Navigator F/O. H.S. Gartrell J/39011 RCAF Nederweert cemetery (the Netherlands); grave 4 B 13 - initially buried Holten (Oberhausen)
Bomb Aimer F/O. R.W. Randall J/27130 RCAF - POW
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. R. Allen 1471159 RAF - POW
Mid Upper Gunner Sgt. S.R. Smith 1881029 RAF - POW
Rear Gunner Sgt. D.R. Smith 1896917 RAF Venray War Cemetery (the Netherlands); grave 7 A 1-6 - initially buried Holten (Oberhausen)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4538&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.lancaster-archive.com
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft LA100 - LZ999, published 1991
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 February 1944 | ND410 | 12 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Grevelingenmeer off Dreischor, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jan-2009 21:23 | larry617 | Updated |
| 07-Jan-2009 21:23 | harro | Updated |
| 27-Dec-2011 06:43 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2011 14:38 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 08-Oct-2019 05:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2019 05:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2019 05:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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