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| Date: | Friday 1 October 1943 |
| Time: | 23:46 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED348 |
| MSN: | KM-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Marienberghausen, Nümbrecht, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:27 hrs for an operation against Hagen.
The aircraft was hit by the 3./schwere Flak-Abteilung 536 and crashed in flames into a wooded area near Much.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Anthony Champion Smith RAF 156109 (NCO:1333922) [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Michael Oliver Douglas Bennett RAFVR 1608215 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant James Dobson RAFVR 1320688 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Thomas Joseph Profit RAF 1312949 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant George Stephen Meakin RAFVR 1211173 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Walter Gifford Saunders RAF 1324708 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Anthony Richard Headlam Wells RAF 1256579 [PoW]
Those who perished rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED348&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2021 18:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
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