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| Date: | Thursday 22 June 1944 |
| Time: | 01:17 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 619 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED859 |
| MSN: | PG-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hetzerath, Erkelenz, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:12 hrs for a bombing operation against the synthetic oil plant at Wesseling.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Weiner of the 2./NJG 3, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant John Arthur Buckley RAFVR 1451456 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Jack Ronald Wallis RAFVR 1803333 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Leslie John McKinnon RAFVR 151995 (NCO:1397279 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 July, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Martin Morrison RCAF J/89924 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Archibald James Walker RAFVR 657966 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth Frederick Rice RAFVR 1836758 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Anthony Leslie Jamieson RAFVR 1635559 [Killed]
Associated Pilot : Pilot Officer Hubert Clarence "Nick" Knilands RCAF
The seven casualties lie at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany (51.740880 / 6.082017)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED859
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2020 17:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Sep-2025 06:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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