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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1944 |
| Time: | 02:25 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB317 |
| MSN: | GT-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Holtrup and Schweringen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Takeoff at 00:19 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Oloff of the 2./NJG 1 (based at Venlo airfield in the Netherlands), who was flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+EK.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Alan Douglas Barnes RAFVR 1323215 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Warwick Hall RAF 1531285 [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer Ronald Stanley Smith RAF 151150 (NCO:1390302 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 May, 1943) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Frederick Charles Goodwin Colk RCAF R/162661 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Ronald Victor Hillman RAFVR 1601538 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Davis RAF 1409083 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Arthur John Hackett RAFVR 1303836 [Killed]
The three casualties are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB317
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2019 10:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Jul-2022 11:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Oct-2025 06:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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