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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 19:07 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 625 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM424 |
| MSN: | CF-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wetschen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 16:21 for an operation to Berlin.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Helmut Lent of the Stab/NJG 3, flying Bf 110 G-4 D5+AA from Stade airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Donald Baker RAFVR 169107 (NCO:1332320 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 February, 1944) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Clifford Robinson RAFVR 1677459 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer George William Frederick Batchelor RAFVR 169468 (NCO:1320318 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 February, 1944) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant William Henry Pallett RAF 1393564 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Gilbert Ernest Adams DFC RAF 54003 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Lieutenant William Dennis Crimmins DFC RCAF J/16533 [Killed] squadron Gunnery Leader
Air Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth Watmough RAFVR 1213427 [Killed]
Al the casualties lie at the Hanover War Cemetery, Germany (52.377026 / 9.654365)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM424
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2018 20:04 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Dec-2018 17:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 16-Sep-2024 06:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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