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| Date: | Thursday 1 October 1942 |
| Time: | 22:31 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5759 |
| MSN: | QR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sildemow, Papendorf, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
Takeoff at 18:05 hrs local time for an operation to Wismar.
The aircraft was hit by heavy Flak of the 4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 117 (o) and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Ernest Dale RNZAF NZ/41314 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald William Cadman RAFVR 1165794 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant George Francis Dare RAAF Aus/403237 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Stuart Gordon Bartells RAF 93077 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Ronald Sydney Cole RAFVR 1375124 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Harry Robert Williamson RCAF R/93550 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Harold Hewitt RAFVR 900003 [Killed]
The six casualties lie at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany (52.507028 / 13.222336)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5759
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2020 08:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Jul-2022 15:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-Dec-2024 07:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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