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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1942 |
| Time: | 20:19 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4247 |
| MSN: | DX-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hamburg-Ochsenzoll -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:00 hrs for a bombing operation against Hamburg.
Over the target, the aircraft was hit by heavy Flak of the 1., 3. & 4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 267 and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Maurice Edward Walsh DFC and Bar RAFVR 126780 (NCO:745093 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 18 August, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Albert James Alfred Bartle RAFVR 1333014 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer Walter William Griffin DFC RAFVR 120397 (NCO:1147362 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 December, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Ronald O'Neil RNZAF NZ/411226 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer George Edward Andrews DFM RAFVR 135019 (NCO:751451 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 29 December, 1942) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Henry Patrick Dwyer DFM RAFVR 746829 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Richard William Grellier DFM RAFVR 1377401 [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=W4247
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2020 19:25 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Aug-2025 06:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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