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| Date: | Friday 14 May 1943 |
| Time: | 03:44 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4944 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Alt-Rühlertwist, Twist, Ems, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Dietrich Schmidt of the 8./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+KS from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.
Target: Plzeň
Call Sign: DX-
Takeoff time: 21:39
Crew:
Pilot : Pilot Officer Myron Edward Barker RCAF J/17650 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Frederick Ernest Lee RAF 578282 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant John Drake Robertson RAF 1239661 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Warren Morgan Ewing RAF 574356 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Leslie Joseph Beech RAFVR 1330837 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Frank Butterfield RAFVR 2206621 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Allan Davis Monoghan RCAF R/133810 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4944
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2018 15:19 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-May-2018 15:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 23-Jun-2022 09:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 12-May-2024 06:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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