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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:32 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 576 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE115 |
| MSN: | UL-B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langenfeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 16:00 hrs for an operation against Düsseldorf.
The aircraft was shot down by the Unteroffizieren Helmut Jänicke, Franz Wilhelm & Horst Kristandt of the 6./NJG 1, who had taken off from Düsseldorf airfield at 18:44 hrs, in Bf 110 G-4 G9+OP.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer John Joseph Mulrooney RAF 48587 (NCO:613597 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 19 May, 1942) [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Joseph Beeson RAFVR 1594564 [Killed]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Frederick James Lincoln Paton RAAF Aus/13084 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Clive Watson Mortal RAAF Aus/414315 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer James Nelson Casey RAAF Aus/421244 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer Edward Parker DFM RAF 54422 (NCO:525037 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 18 April, 1944) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Colin Richard Anthony RAFVR 1809483 [Killed]
The six casualties lie at the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany (51.529254 / 6.564161)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=NE115&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2021 15:11 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Apr-2025 06:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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