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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 1944 |
| Time: | 23:45 approx |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LL637 |
| MSN: | EQ-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hilsenheim, Bas-Rhin (67) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:18 hrs for an operation to Stuttgart in Germany.
The aircraft was claimed shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Rolf Bussmann of the 10./NJG 5 (based at Erfurt-Bindersleben airfield in Germany) who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Norman Andrew Lumgair RCAF J/86440 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Douglas Cruickshank RAF 620947 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer George Parker RCAF J/85528 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer William Taylor RCAF J/89913 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer William Lawrence Doran RCAF J/86233 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Robert Henry Hudson RAFVR 3050164 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Robert George Alfred Burt RCAF R/206418 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=985
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2020 18:11 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Jan-2020 18:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2020 21:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
| 15-Mar-2024 07:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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