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| Date: | Thursday 15 March 1945 |
| Time: | 20:49-21:20 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | KB870 |
| MSN: | VR-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mönchengladbach (München-Gladbach); Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, Durham |
Takeoff at 16:27 hrs for a bombing operation against Hagen.
Homeward-bound, intercepted by a Junkers Ju 88 G-6 of Nachtjagdgeschwader 2.
Pilot / F/Lt. M.W. McLaughlin J/16138 RCAF / wounded
Flight Engineer / F/Sgt. W.W. Lightfoot R/107563 RCAF / wounded
Navigator / F/O. H.L. Garriock 27 J/19068 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery, the Netherlands / Initially buried Margraten
Bomb Aimer / F/O. B.V. Saunders J/85369 RCAF / wounded
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / P/O. A. Sutherland 22 J/95519 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery, the Netherlands / Initially buried Margraten
Mid Upper Gunner / P/O. J.M Charbonneau J/87585 RCAF / wounded
Rear Gunner / F/O. E.B. Carleton 22 J/88306 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery, the Netherlands / Initially buried Margraten
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5381B
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2022 06:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
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