ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239010
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| Date: | Saturday 13 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:45 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | KB713 |
| MSN: | VR-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lo-Reninge, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham |
Takeoff at 22:00 hrs for an operation against the railway yards at Leuven.
The aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Martin Siegel of the 2./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88. This was his 1st victory.
P/O Burdel F. Edwards RCAF, pilot, from Winnipeg, 24 years old
Sgt John R. Carruthers, onboard meccano
F/O Robert R. Campbell RCAF, navigator, from Regina, Saskatchewan, 21 years old
P/O Peter Dewar RCAF, Bomb Founder, from Calgary, 29 years old
P/O Roy S. Smith RCAF, radio operator
P/O Joseph A. Webber RCAF, gunner, 37 years old
P/O Harold E. Oddan RCAF, gunner , from Saskatoon, 33 years old
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-te-lo-reninge
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=KB713
Google Maps
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 006.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2020 14:04 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 09:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-May-2023 07:23 | Anon. | Updated [[Location]] |
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