ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58848
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| Date: | Monday 17 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:36 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED937 |
| MSN: | AJ-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Osterholtweg, Klein-Netterden, Emmerich, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton (takeoff at 21:59 hrs) |
| RAF Scampton |
AJ-Z was the second Lancaster to attack the Eder Dam but for some reason the Upkeep “bouncing bomb” was released too late and hit the top of the dam, detonating under the aircraft. Although undoubtedly damaged by this, Maudslay and the crew limped towards home but flew off course near the Dutch border flying over an oil installation on the banks of the Rhine, which was defended by anti-aircraft guns. They were hit by 20 mm light Flak of the Heimat-Flak-Abteilung Emmerich.
There were no survivors and all seven crew are now buried in the Reichswald Commonwealth War Graves cemetery.
S/L H.E.Maudslay, Sgt J.Marriot, F/O R.A.Urquhart, Sgt R.Cottham, P/O M.J.D.Fuller, F/O W.J.D.Tytherleigh and Sgt N.C.Burroughs all lost their lives.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.netterden.net/index.php?page=lancaster
https://dambustersblog.com/category/aj-z-memorial-emmerich/
Google Maps
Aircrew Remembered
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2009 23:34 | VH-KDK | Added |
| 01-May-2010 23:07 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 00:37 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 16-May-2018 07:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-May-2023 06:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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