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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 20:12 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 576 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV342 |
| MSN: | UL-G2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rittergutstraße, Berlin-Lichtenberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Takeoff at 16:27 for an operation to Berlin.
Shot down by Feldwebel Herbert Herre of the 3./JG 302, flying a Bf 109G from Jüterbog-Waldlager airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Ronald Stenhouse McAra RAFVR 134095 (NCO:1554548 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 January, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Jack Leslie Barrett RAF 577074 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Geoffrey Livingstone Blackmore RAAF Aus/422388 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Cyril Chapman RAFVR 1425936 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Eric Russom RAFVR 1214848 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Malcolm George Western RAAF Aus/417917 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Albert Alfred Harris RAAF Aus/417837 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV342
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2018 20:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Dec-2018 17:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Oct-2024 06:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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