ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58857
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| Date: | Monday 17 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED927 |
| MSN: | AJ-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Haldern, Rees, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
| RAF Scampton |
Takeoff at 21:28 LT for operation Chastise.
Flying to attack the Sorpe Dam in the Dams Raid the aeroplane was hit by Flak and flew through HT wires before crashing. There were no survivors. F/Lt R.L.T.Barlow, Sgt S.L.Whillis, F/O P.S.Burgess, F/O C.R.Williams, Sgt A.Gillespie, F/O H.S.Glinz and Sgt D.Liddell.
Sources:
http://www.dambusters.org.uk/docs/recordbook.pdf
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED927
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2009 21:03 | VH-KDK | Added |
| 01-May-2010 23:01 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 00:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 13-Mar-2016 08:09 | Red Dragon | Updated [Registration] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:54 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Operator] |
| 30-May-2019 12:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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