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| Date: | Thursday 27 January 1944 |
| Time: | 22:50 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS710 |
| MSN: | EQ-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Urfttalsperre, Schleiden, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 17:47 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
Homeward-bound, this aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Werner Baake of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+ML from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
Both aircraft collided in mid-air, Oblt. Baake being the only survivor.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/smith-charles-woodward.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 13:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Dec-2019 16:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, ] |
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