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| Date: | Saturday 8 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:25 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB144 |
| MSN: | ZN-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 500 metres W of Sainte-Geneviève, Oise 60 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 22:30 hrs for an operation against a flying bomb site at Saint-Leu-d'Esserent.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Uffz. Konrad Beyer of the 1./NJG 4 based at Florennes airfield in Belgium.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Trevor Owen Marshall DFC RAFVR 39671 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Gordon Robert Howell RAFVR 187222 (NCO:920298 : Commission Gazetted Wednesday 12 April, 1944) [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Ian James Thompson RAAF Aus/32311 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Eric George Banks RAFVR 1428222 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Leslie Charles Zeffertt RAFVR 159153 (NCO:1602422 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 February, 1944) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer Juan Alberto Adams-Langley RAFVR 156744 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer Patrick Joseph O'Leary RAAF Aus/434189 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1057
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 13:40 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 04-Jun-2021 17:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2024 14:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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