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| Date: | Wednesday 22 March 1944 |
| Time: | 22:10 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND329 |
| MSN: | PM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Frankfurt-Rödelheim, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:04 hrs for an operation to Frankfurt am Main.
Over the target, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Uffz. Koch, Uffz. Wurschitz & Ogefr. Karg of the 6./NJG 1, who had taken off from Saint-Dizier airfield in France at 20:54 hrs, in Bf 110 G-4 G9+BP.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Leonard Joseph McInerney RAAF Aus/416976 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Stanley Alfred Lewis RAFVR 1604730 [Killed]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Nash James Trewavas RNZAF NZ/417297 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant William Alfred Munday RAFVR 1380855 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Stanley William Tolley RAFVR 1393284 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Dennis John Findlay RAFVR 1807884 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Neil Graham RAFVR 1568451 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/mcinerney-leonard-joseph.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2020 09:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Mar-2024 07:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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