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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 1944 |
| Time: | 23:45 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 463 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | ME573 |
| MSN: | JO-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kornwestheim, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:04 hrs for an operation to Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg.
Over Ludwigsburg, the aircraft was hit by several heavy Flak units and crashed at Kornwestheim.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer John Roberts DFC RAAF Aus/416893 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant James Wilby RAFVR 1584697 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Peter Charles Russell Brown RAFVR 145370 (NCO:1804857 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 July, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant James Macadam Benzie RAAF Aus/413526 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Stanley John Fielding Palmer RAAF Aus/415677 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Jack Leslie Childs DFC RNZAF NZ/414863 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Pead RAFVR 1818530 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ME573
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2020 21:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Mar-2024 08:03 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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