ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234707
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 April 1944 |
| Time: | 04:10 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 626 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV177 |
| MSN: | UM-K2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 572 Ipswich Road, Highwoods, Colchester, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:52 hrs for an operation to Karlsruhe in Germany.
Upon return, the aircraft was shot down by intruder pilot Unteroffizier Eberhard Baier of the 6./KG 51, who was flying an Me 410 A-1/U2 from an airfield in the Netherlands.
P/O Murray L McPherson RCAF Pilot age 22
F/S James D Mayger RAF Flight Engineer age 21
P/O Francis W Gunn RCAF Navigator age 29
F/S John L Shell RAF Air Bomber age 23
Sgt Dennis Randle RAF Wireless Operator age 22
Sgt Ernest J Fancy RAF Air Gunner age 22
W/O 1 Robert E H Cameron RCAF Air Gunner age 20
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/75179/Monument-Lancaster-DV177.htm
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV177
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2020 13:39 | TigerTimon | Added |
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