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| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:31 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM620 |
| MSN: | HW-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gelsenkirchen-Hassel, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:04 hrs for a bombing operation against the synthetic oil plant at Scholven-Buer.
Over the target, destroyed by heavy (schwere) Flak.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Trevor Gerrick Page RNZAF NZ/422999 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant D Henderson RAFVR 1823120 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Leslie Charles Roots RAFVR 1391821 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant David Martyn Jones RAFVR 1601614 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Eric William Hayes RAFVR 1580268 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Todd RAFVR 1343680 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Robert Watson RAFVR 1343714 [Killed]
All seven crew members rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany (51.740880 / 6.082017)
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM620
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2020 16:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Jan-2025 07:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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