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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1942 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4180 |
| MSN: | KM-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ramelsloh, Seevetal, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:05 hrs for a bombing operation against Hamburg.
The aircraft was hit by the 1. & 3./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 603 and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Ronald Easom RAFVR 1124509 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Victor Herbert Cusden RAF 617704 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Leslie Henry Fox RAFVR 1253600 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Joseph Obbard RAFVR 1377693 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Rufus Isaacs Gruber RAFVR 777670 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Vallantine Jack Lee RAFVR 1395097 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Oswald Reynolds Shepperson RAFVR 778039 [Killed]
All lie at the Hamburg Cemetery, Ohlsdorf, Germany (53.621319 / 10.053845)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4180
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2020 19:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Apr-2025 13:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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