ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232138
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 1944 |
| Time: | 22:35 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 550 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL852 |
| MSN: | BQ-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sondernach, Haut-Rhin (68) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:11 hrs for an operation to Stuttgart in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Major Rolf Leuchs of the Stab II./NJG 6, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Echterdingen airfield in Germany.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant James Fraser Craig DFC RNZAF NZ/402168 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Kenneth Thompson RAFVR 2204008 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Reginald Douglas Samuels RAFVR 1321353 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Kenneth Rowland Sumner RAFVR 1800914 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant David Edward Nutter RAFVR 1218760 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Haydn Clifford Petty RAF 1075957 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Laurence William Frederic Overend RAFVR 1891732 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=989
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2020 18:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Mar-2024 08:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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