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| Date: | Sunday 15 August 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED722 |
| MSN: | QR-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berchères-les-Pierres, Eure-et-Loir 28 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
| Milan |
Shot down by an Fw 190A of the 2./JG 2, flown by either Feldwebel German Elflein (claiming a Lancaster at 23:20) or by Unteroffizier Herbert Penz (claiming a Lancaster at 23:26).
Takeoff time: 20:20
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer James Henry Miller RAFVR 155221 (NCO:1384839 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 September, 1943) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Norman John Shergold RAF 1434600 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Daniel Rothney Morgan RAF 611292 [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer William Harold Richards RAFVR 128667 (NCO:1207386 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 October, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant T M Hay RAF 1392504 [Evaded]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Reginald Harrison RAFVR 1081356 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Ernest Harold Gunders RAAF Aus/425301 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ernest Alfred Hall RAFVR 908561 [Killed]
All lie at the St. Desir War Cemetery, France (49.138498 / 0.163143)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED722&o=DateIncident&d=asc
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2018 08:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 08:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 08-Dec-2024 07:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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