ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203703
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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:10 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5561 |
| MSN: | QR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Niederaußem, Bergheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Takeoff at 00:40 hrs for participation in the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by the 3./Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 159 and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed Niederaussem 21 km WNW of Köln city centre.
The crew all rest at Rheinberg War Cemetery:
Pilot:122398 Pilot Officer John Bennett Underwood - Rheinberg War Cemetery Joint grave 1. E. 19-20.
Pilot:41637 Pilot Officer Benson Usher RNZAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. E. 13.
Observer:1160536 Sergeant Anthony Williamson - Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. E. 14.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:637104 Flight Sergeant Robert Gordon Fawkes - Rheinberg War Cemetery Joint grave 1. E. 17-18.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:86728 Flying Officer Peter Frederick Barlow Bluett - Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. E. 16.
Air Gunner:J/15252 Pilot Officer John Douglas Patey RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. E. 15.
Air Gunner:R/59571 Flight Sergeant John Hamilton Charles RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Joint grave 1. E. 17-18.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Bexley Archives
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 1942 | R5545 | 61 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF North Luffenham |  |
w/o |
| 4 June 1942 | R5627 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | southern perimeter of Bad Zwischenahn airfield, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 23 June 1942 | R5517 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | between Freepsum (Krummhörn) and Groß Midlum (Hinte); Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 10 July 1943 | W4763 | 61 Sqn RAF | 1 | near the Glanestraat, Overdinkel, Losser, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
| 26 July 1943 | ED613 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Karnap, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 30 July 1943 | ED782 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 30 km northeast of Helgoland island | |
w/o |
| 3 August 1943 | JA873 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Lüneburg, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 16 August 1943 | DV186 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Le Bosc Robert, La Vespière, Calvados |  |
w/o |
| 18 August 1943 | JA900 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Greifswald, Pommern | |
w/o |
| 18 August 1943 | ED661 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Greifswald, Pommern | |
w/o |
| 23 August 1943 | DV228 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Hei- en Boeicop, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2018 19:36 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 29-Jun-2018 09:34 | ehren69 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2019 14:39 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2019 19:51 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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