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| Date: | Friday 24 December 1943 |
| Time: | 02:02 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB730 |
| MSN: | PM-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 600 metres north of Obersayn, Rothenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Takeoff at 00:45 for an operation to Berlin.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Erich Jung of the 6./NJG 2, flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Deelen airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Micheal McMahon RAAF Aus/414070 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robert Blyth Stocks RAFVR 1568288 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant John Walker Brewster RAFVR 1567853 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Allan Gordon MacDonald RNZAF NZ/421737 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Albert Ronald Fleming RAF 591603 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant George Ernest Crawford RAF 841109 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Tom Thompson RAFVR 1351019 [Killed]
All lie at the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany (51.529254 / 6.564161)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB730
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2018 21:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Dec-2018 09:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Dec-2024 16:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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