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| Date: | Saturday 4 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:35 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NF936 |
| MSN: | SR-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gahlensche Straße street, Hamme, Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 17:09 hrs for an operation against Bochum.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak, exploded and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Thomas John Edwards RAFVR 179057 (NCO:1317478 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 29 August, 1944) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Kenneth Hapkin Williams RAF 533822 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Patrick Joseph John Byrne RAFVR 1521794 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Claude Terriere RAFVR 1515176 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Edward James Everest RAAF Aus/427989 [Killed]
Special Equipment Operator : Flying Officer Bernard Zimring RCAF J/43636 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Roy Stuart Stapley RAFVR 1896761 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Eldred William Quick RAFVR 1594157 [Killed]
All lie at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany (51.740880 / 6.082017)
Sgt Terriere was 19 and was amongst the youngest navigators killed on Bomber Command operations in 1944; he came from Beau Bassin, Mauritius.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=NF936&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 |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2021 09:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Apr-2025 06:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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