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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 1944 |
| Time: | 03:16 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM521 |
| MSN: | AS-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Béthune, Pas-de-Calais département (crash-landing RAF Woodbridge) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:50 hrs for a bombing operation against the Rothe Erde railway yards at Aachen in Germany.
On the return flight near Béthune at 03:16 hrs, the aircraft was damaged in a combat with a night fighter. The Lancaster was wrecked in a forced landing at RAF Woodbridge.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Sid G Coole RAF
Flight Engineer : Sergeant A Downs RAF
Navigator : Sergeant R S Rennie RAF
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Birtwistle RAF
Wireless Operator : Sergeant G Holyoak RAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant B Scargill RAF
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ashworth RAF
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM521
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2020 17:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-May-2024 11:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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