ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239255
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | 01:45 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS682 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Ford, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
While flying at 19,000 feet and on approach to the target Mannheim in Germany, the aircraft was damaged by 'Wilde Sau' pilot Oberfeldwebel Richard Löfgen of the 4./JG 300 based at Rheine airfield, who was flying an Fw 190A.
The aircraft lost 5,500 feet in an uncontrollable dive; the navigator and wireless operator bailed out. Control was regained at 14,000 feet; aircraft was force-landed at RAF Ford where the damage was assessed as category AC.
DS682 was lost with 514 Sqdn, 22/23 April 1944, Dusseldorf, the entire crew being killed:-
Pilot : F/O Maurice Linden Morgan-Owen RAFVR 151873 (NCO:1323722) [Killed]
F/E : Sgt Henry Sadler RAF 535804 [Killed]
Nav : F/S Alan William Green RAFVR 1576157 [Killed]
B/A : F/O George Alexander Jacobson RAAF Aus/22102 [Killed]
W/Op : Sgt Ernest Gledhill RAFVR 1516394 [Killed]
M/U : Sgt Alfred Douglas Tetley RAF 614774 [Killed]
R/G : Sgt Herbert Stanley Hayward RAFVR 1151568 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/115_wwII.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2020 19:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Apr-2022 08:03 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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