ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159144
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:21 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 630 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB236 |
| MSN: | LE-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neuvy (Marne) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirby |
| Revigny |
Took off from RAF East Kirby at 22:47 to bomb a railway junction. Outbound when destroyed by a night fighter, crashing 01:21 at Neuvy (Marne), 15 km WNW of Sezanne. All are buried in Neury Communal Cemetery. At 35, Sgt Barker was above the age associated with Bomber Command airmen.
Crew
Plt Off A J Sargent (KIA)
Sgt D D Moffatt (KIA)
Sgt K Adams (KIA)
Sgt K Nelson (KIA)
Sgt S Withers (KIA)
Sgt J Rae (KIA)
Sgt N Barker (KIA)
Note: The three attacks on Revigny (and similar raids on St-Ley-d'Esserent) had cost Bomber Command dearly, especially amongst the Lancaster Groups.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 338.
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=20
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 May 1944 | JB672 | 630 Sqn RAF | 7 | Wehl - Kilder, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 10 June 1944 | PB121 | 630 Sqn RAF | 6 | Omerville, Val-d'Oise département | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 21:41 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jun-2016 15:52 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2021 17:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
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