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| Date: | Wednesday 18 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:46 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 467 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | LM342 |
| MSN: | PO- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baltic Sea, near Swinemünde, Pommern (now Świnoujście, PL) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottesford |
Possibly hit by two Luftwaffe aircraft:
- an Fw 190A, flown by Hauptmann Friedrich Karl Müller of the Stab/JG Herrmann
- and a Bf 110 G-4, flown by Major Günther Radusch of the Stab/NJG 5.
Takeoff time: 21:45
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Alfred Sydney Raphael DFC RAFVR 68155 (NCO:929734 : Commission Gazetted Friday 04 July, 1941) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Vivian Smith RAFVR 980905 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Ronald George Carter DFC RCAF J/15862 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Frank Grey RAFVR 1317456 [Killed]
2nd Bomb Aimer : Flight Lieutenant Martyn Hope Parry RAFVR 126019 (NCO:1334595 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 September, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Derrick Fielden RAFVR 149478 (NCO:751496 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 September, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Adam Cubie Brand RAFVR 1353125 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Francis Beesley Garrett RAFVR 1154625 [Killed]
Sgt Brand is buried at the Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Poland (52.418934 / 16.932297); the other casualties are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM342
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2018 18:45 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 20:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 02-Jul-2022 05:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 02-Jul-2022 05:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 02-Jul-2022 05:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country, ] |
| 16-Dec-2024 09:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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