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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 19:38 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LL676 |
| MSN: | EQ-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near brickworks at Heyrothsberge, Biederitz, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 16:23 for an operation to Berlin.
Hit by heavy Flak and crashed on the road leading to Biederitz.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant William John Maitland DFM RCAF J/15405 (NCO:R/74901) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Michael Maher RAF 549483 [Killed]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Class II Joseph Evans Saunders RCAF R/126367 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Ted Charles Gierulski RCAF J/22069 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant John James Robertson RAFVR 1367800 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Claude Andrew Besse RCAF R/167515 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Roland Pettitt RCAF R/142882 [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LL676
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2018 19:31 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Dec-2018 20:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Country, ] |
| 16-Dec-2018 10:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 03-Aug-2024 06:36 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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