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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 514 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS814 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Germendorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Waterbeach |
Shot down upon returning from a bombing raid on Berlin. All seven occupants died in the crash.
Pilot F/O. Maurice R. Cantin, 21 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/16
Navigator F/Sgt. GF William Saddler, 20 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/21-22
Flight Engineer Sgt. Kerry G. King, 19 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/20
Air Bomber Sgt. Stuart E. Smith, unknown, KIA, Berlin 9/D/17
Wireless Operator Sgt. Mitchell WET, 22 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/21-22
Air Gunner Sgt. Robert N. Walne, 20 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/19
Air Gunner Sgt Leslie F. Eyre, 36 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/18
The entire crew is buried at the Berlin War Cemetery.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=33281
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2019 05:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-May-2019 05:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-May-2019 07:12 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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