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| Date: | Thursday 22 June 1944 |
| Time: | 02:03 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME808 |
| MSN: | EA-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Loenhout, Wuustwezel, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:14 hrs for a bombing operation against the synthetic oil plant at Wesseling in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Günther Schlomberg of the 3./NJG 3, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Leonard Edgar Cox RAFVR 113418 (NCO:1381542 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 10 February, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flying Officer John Herbert Ingram RAFVR 160955 (NCO:900574 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 December, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer James McGregor Freckleton DFM RAFVR 149671 (NCO:1434773 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 19 October, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Mervyn James DFC RAFVR 146930 (NCO:1339046 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 July, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer William Mather DFM RAFVR 157746 (NCO:1171003 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 November, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer William Edward Day RAF 155911 (NCO:940129 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 October, 1943) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer Alfred Hambly RAFVR 144652 (NCO:1351112 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 June, 1943) [Killed]
All seven crew members rest in the Antwerpen (Schoonselhof) Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ME808
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 17:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 03-May-2024 07:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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