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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED877 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dortmund area, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys |
Possibly hit by heavy Flak of the 3./schwere Flak-Abteilung 524.
Target: Dortmund
Call Sign: GT-
Takeoff time: 22:29
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Alexander George Lang DFC RAFVR 65954 : Commission Gazetted Friday 05 September, 1941) [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Jack Leslie Clark DFM RAF 1247451 [PoW]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Edward Mcleod Gray DFC RNZAF NZ/404998 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Richard John Lee RCAF J/17759 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Desmond George Ridings RNZAF NZ/412354 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Neville Henry Wood RAFVR 1435587 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Frederick Martin Venn RAFVR 1314161 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/21203-ED8771943-05-05.html
http://www.156squadron.com/display_missiondet.asp?pMissionId=182&pAircraftId=37
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2018 09:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 10:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 03-May-2024 07:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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