ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159373
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| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 170 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB595 |
| MSN: | TC-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 Km NE of Pforzheim -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Service: 625 Sqn RAF delivered 23-9-44 CF-P, transferred to 170 Sqn RAF delivered 15-10-44 TC-J. Named "Jane On the Job"
Fate: Failed To Return, 23/24 February 1945. Target: Pforzheim. Claimed to have been shot down 10 km north-east of the target by Fw., Günther, Bahr, of 1/NJG 6. However, this claim could have been against one of three possible aircraft: PB595 of 170 Sqn., PB538 of 285 Sqn, or RA253 of 101Sqn - all lost in the early hours of 24 February 1945.
Bahr timed his kill at 2009 hrs on 23 February 1945 and he was flying with 3./NJG6 according to reference 4.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant William Mackie Constable RCAF J/29214 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant L Ashton RAF 59595 [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer R R Sommers RCAF [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant D Peletz RCAF [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Class II S Hart RCAF [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Donald Elmer Le Liever RCAF R/203283 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Ross John Hugh Johnstone RCAF R/221221 [Killed]
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lancaster-archive.com/lanc-noseart-j]
3. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=33527
4. Aircrew Remembered - Luftwaffe Victories by Name.
5. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/?q=Bahr+AND+night+fighter
6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 01:50 | JINX | Added |
| 28-Dec-2014 04:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2015 10:17 | SIS07 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 28-May-2016 20:15 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2018 19:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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