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| Date: | Monday 22 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:44 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND960 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 km west of Odensee -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby |
Lancaster ND960: Took off at 21:57hrs and set course for the Baltic. 21/05/1944
Shot down by a night-fighter and impacted between Emtekaer and Naleke 7 km SW of gelsted denmark.
Gardening. Victory awarded to Leutnant Walter Briegleb; his 4 th.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Arthur Thomas Richards RAF 51389 (NCO:571698 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 29 June, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Arthur Wilbert Chesley Bugden RAF 188996 (NCO:627489 : Commission Gazetted Sunday 13 February, 1944) [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer William Thomas Woodall RCAF J/23953 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer George Ferguson RAFVR 131132 (NCO:1366287 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 January, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Edwards RAFVR 1430281 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Harold De Gray Griffiths RAFVR 2211356 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Cyril James Woodmass RAFVR 1160474 [Killed]
Crew is burried at Assens Nye Kirkegaard, Denmark.
Sources:
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 011.
Anders Bjornvad: Faldne Allierede Flyvere 1939-1945
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2023 01:56 | redsix | Added |
| 29-May-2023 09:33 | Nepa | Updated |
| 24-Mar-2024 19:04 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-May-2024 06:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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