ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51397
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| Date: | Thursday 16 September 1943 |
| Time: | 03:45 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB144 |
| MSN: | KC-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the Janmansweg road, Den Ham, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby |
Atacking The Dortmund Ems Canal, JB144 hit trees which were obscured by fog. Both port engines were damaged as well as the tail. The crew jettesoned the bomb and anything else that was not bolted down to try and gain height. The aeroplane could only get to 1400ft and due to the damage,continued to turn to port. The order was given to bail out. Les Knight stayed at the controlls and when the other crew had jumped, tried to evacuate.As soon as the pressure was taken off the controlls the Lancaster crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Leslie Gordon Knight DSO MiD RAAF Aus/401449 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Raymond Ernest Grayston RAF 155194 [PoW] (NCO:913888 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 28 September, 1943)
Navigator : Pilot Officer Harold Sidney Hobday DFC RAF 119291 [Evaded] (NCO:1377185 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 09 June, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Edward Cuthbert Johnson DFC RAFVR 119126 [Evaded] (NCO:1006393 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 April, 1942)
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Robert George Thomas "Bob" Kellow DFM RAAF Aus/411453 [Evaded]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Harry Earl 'Obie' O'Brien RCAF R/142252 [PoW]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Fred E Sutherland RCAF 113262 [Evaded]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Les C Woollard RAF 1332301 [Evaded]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2886&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.dambusters.org.uk/docs/recordbook.pdf
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Mar-2009 22:08 | VH-KDK | Updated |
| 18-Jan-2012 09:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 14-Sep-2018 09:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Sep-2023 06:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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