ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58849
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| Date: | Monday 17 May 1943 |
| Time: | 00:34 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED925 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ostönnen, Soest, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
| RAF Scampton |
Taking part in The Dams Raid on the Mohne dam ED925 was hit in the inner wing and inner port fuel tank which caught fire. The aircraft was hit by light Flak of the 3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 846. The plane was further damaged by the bomb which flew over the dam and exploded. The port wing came off and the plane crashed. Incredibly P/O A.F Burcher and Flt/Sgt J.W.Fraser survived the crash and became POWs. F/Lt J.V.Hopgood, Sgt. C.Brennan, F/O K.Earnshaw, Sgt J.Minchin and P/O G.H.Gregory lost their lives.
Call Sign: AJ-M
Takeoff time: 21:39
Sources:
http://www.dambusters.org.uk/docs/recordbook.pdf
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2009 23:34 | VH-KDK | Added |
| 01-May-2010 23:05 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 00:38 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 29-Aug-2013 17:34 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 28-Oct-2014 15:46 | Polish | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-May-2018 06:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2018 06:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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