ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219664
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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS704 |
| MSN: | EQ-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tessenderlo, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 17:19 for an operation to Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
The aircraft was hit by .303 inch gun fire from the rear gunner of another Lancaster.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer L C Morrison RAAF Aus/413648 [Evaded]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant T J Reynolds RAF 1807833 [Evaded]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Allan French Wright RAFVR 159087 [Killed] (NCO:993764 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 23 November, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant C D Maclachlan RCAF 130948 [Evaded]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Alexander George Dumbrell RAF 159001 [Evaded] (NCO:1336686 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 November, 1943)
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Roy William Heaton RAFVR 1494685 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Edward Alexander Salmon RCAF R/188012 [PoW]
Sources:
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-bij-tessenderlo
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/morrison-les.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2018 10:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 13:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Dec-2023 07:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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