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| Date: | Thursday 22 June 1944 |
| Time: | 01:16 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM580 |
| MSN: | DX-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Asch, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:07 hrs for a bombing operation against the synthetic oil plant at Wesseling in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Georg Fengler of the Stab IV./NJG 1, who had taken off from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield at 00:45 hrs, in Bf 110 G-4 G9+CF.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Guilyn Penry Guy RAFVR 172461 (NCO:1316823 : Commission Gazetted Monday 21 February, 1944) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant C C Hatter RAF 1870681 [Evaded]
Navigator : Flying Officer Victor George Spalding RAF 50787 (NCO:571196 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 March, 1943) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Douglas Alan Jennings RAF 142451 (NCO:1802854 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 July, 1943) [Evaded]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant G G Hydes RAF [Evaded]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Alan Applegarth RCAF R/192919 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Eric James Raffill RAF 1652906 [PoW]
Pilot Officer Guy rests in the local cemetery of As-en-Campine Communal Cemetery, Belgium (51.004657 / 5.588493)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM580
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2020 17:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Jun-2022 19:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2022 07:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 15:10 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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