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| Date: | Thursday 27 January 1944 |
| Time: | 21:50 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV231 |
| MSN: | SR-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Hollenstedt and Northeim, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Operation - Berlin.
The aircraft was damaged by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Heinz Misch of the 7./NJG 2 (based at Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands), who was flying a Ju 88 C-6; and by heavy Flak of the 1.-5. & 7./schwere Flak-Abteilung 280 (o).
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Austin James Sandford RAFVR 1322905 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant A H Smallman RAF [PoW, repatriated]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Ernest Emmanuel Baron RAF 658353 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Richard Thomas Ottewell RAFVR 1337810 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Terence Dennis Simpson RAFVR 1339616 [Killed]
Special Equipment Operator : Flying Officer John Clark RAFVR 144761 (NCO:1375151 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 June, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth Bartholomew RAFVR 1605920 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Eric Henry Alcock RAFVR 2209054 [Killed]
The Lancaster collifed with DV400 of 61 Squadron after being shot down, the crew being killed.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV231
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 13:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Sep-2025 07:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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