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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:15 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED766 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eberstadt near Darmstadt, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Frankfurt
Call Sign: DX-P
Takeoff time: 00:14
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Class I John Harold Lemon RCAF R/85651 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Harold James Coombes RAFVR 911475 [Killed]
Observer : Warrant Officer George Russel Holm RCAF R/86847 [Killed]
Observer : Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Joseph Lalonde RCAF R/82280 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Robert George Griffin RCAF R/80654 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Richard Hywel Roberts RAFVR 1124720 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Daryl Owen McMahon RCAF J/17314 [Killed]
All lie at the Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany (47.778371 / 11.733537)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/25274-ED7661943-04-11.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED766
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2018 09:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 15-Nov-2018 08:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2024 08:25 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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