ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205477
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| Date: | Sunday 28 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:36 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5615 |
| MSN: | QR-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tappenort in Delmenhorst, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Takeoff at 23:30 hrs for an operation to Bremen.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak and crashed.
All seven rest in the Becklingen War Cemetery:
Pilot:923461 Flt Sgt Paul Walter Gregory - Becklingen War Cemetery 13. C. 4.
Pilot:R/69338 Sgt James Henry Kinch RCAF - Becklingen War Cemetery 13. C. 8.
Observer:J/15648 Plt Off William James Ruddy RCAF - Becklingen War Cemetery 13. C. 9.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:943217 Flt Sgt Frank Roe - Becklingen War Cemetery 13. C. 3.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1162815 Sgt Harold Dauncey - Becklingen War Cemetery 13. C. 10.
Air Gunner:1109846 Sgt John Grocock - Becklingen War Cemetery 13. C. 2.
Air Gunner:1292223 Sgt Edmund Robert John Burrell - Becklingen War Cemetery 13. C. 11.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5615+
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2018 18:09 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-May-2020 07:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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