ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49131
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1945 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 463 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NG329 |
| MSN: | JO-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Peelweg road, Ysselsteyn, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Waddington |
Mission : Gravenhorst. Took off from RAF Waddington at 17:06 hrs to attack the Mittelland Kanal near Gravenhorst. Homebound, shot down by a night-fighter and abandoned 21:11 hrs in the vicinity of Helmond. All landed in Allied held territory and were taken to Eindhoven. Three days later they were flown back to base in a Squadron Lancaster. Following a spell in RAF Hospital Wroughton, Sgt Bridgman rejoined his crew in May 1945:
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Graham Hope Farrow RAAF Aus/424100
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Stan B Bridgeman RAF [Injured]
Navigator : Flying Officer Pete Harris RAF
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer E D "Russell" Bermingham RAAF
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Jack B Wiltshire RAAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Frank Bone RAF
Rear Gunner : Sergeant F T "Stan" Clay RAF
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5270
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 90
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-May-2016 18:26 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2022 09:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jun-2022 13:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 21-Feb-2024 07:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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