ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50346
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| Date: | Thursday 22 June 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL955 |
| MSN: | ZN-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km NW of Oosterwolde, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Metheringham |
Takeoff at 23:10 hrs for a bombing operation against the synthetic oil plant at Scholven-Buer in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter (possibly in the hands of Hauptmann Modrow 1./NJG 1).
Crew:
ALDRIDGE, FRANK HENRY Sgt ( Flt. Engr. ) 1853526 RAFVR
BRODIE, JAMES P/O ( Pilot ) 174302 RAFVR
BROWNLEE, WILLIAM F/Sgt ( Nav. ) 1560442 RAFVR
HORTON, RONALD ELMER P/O ( Air Gnr. ) J/88617 RCAF
KEITH, DAVID ROBINSON NEILL F/Sgt ( Air Bomber ) NZ416005 RNZAF
O'CONNELL, GEORGE FRANCIS LEO F/Sgt ( Air Gnr. ) R/203907 RCAF
SLEEP, ROYSTON Sgt ( WOp. [Air] ) 1533681 RAFVR
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
P/O James Brodie's Pilot Log
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft LA100 - LZ999, published 1991
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 289.
http://www.teunispats.nl/t3840.htm
http://netherlandsnewzealandwargraves.weebly.com/oosterwolde.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Aug-2010 14:02 | Bossybabe | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2010 05:33 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 02-Mar-2011 13:32 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Mar-2011 13:32 | bossybabe | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2011 04:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2011 14:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 21-Jun-2016 09:57 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 21:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Oct-2020 20:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 22:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-May-2023 18:22 | Nepa | Updated [[Location]] |
| 14-Feb-2024 08:58 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
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