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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 550 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME428 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Colbitz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by German Luftwaffe during a bombing operation on Dessau, Germany.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Robert Douglas Harris RCAF J/37989 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Kenneth John Boucher Smith RAFVR 1881097 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant David Johnston Yemen RCAF R/206017 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Gordon James Nicol RCAF J/41228 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Gerald Patrick Kelleher RAF 1836271 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Eric Raymond Robinson RAFVR 1474345 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Douglas James Hicks RCAF R/285082 [PoW]
Sources:
http://www.550squadronassociation.org.uk/php-library/mysql-utils/reports/rpt_squadron_operations.php?target=Dessau&aircraft=ME428
http://www.550squadronassociation.org.uk/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FORDHarris/index.php
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2017 15:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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