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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:05 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | LM429 |
| MSN: | VN-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oostvleteren, 14km NW of Ypres, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skelingthorpe |
| Lille Railway Yards |
50 Squadron Lancaster III LM429 VN-C
Lille Railway Yards
Took off from RAF Skellingthorpe at 21:16.
Probable claim by Hptm Adolf Braves Stab IV/NJG1 - 5-20km North East of Luxemburg (SN 2): 3,500m at 00:05.
Crashed at Oostvleteren (West Vlaanderen) 14km North West of Ieper Belgium.
Crew:-
Pilot: 171854 Plt Off Frank Stuart McFarlin - Oostvletern Churchyard Collective Grave 11 (NCO:659017 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 March, 1944)
Flight Engineer: 1851864 Sgt Douglas St Ingram - Oostletern Churchyard Collective Grave 11.
Navigator: 1217619 Flt Sgt James Reginald Elliott - Oostletern Churchyard Collective Grave 11.
Bomb Aimer: 1322511 Flt Sgt Donald Faulkner Ball - Oostletern Churchyard Collective Grave 11.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1454842 Sgt Leonard Craven - Oostletern Churchyard Collective Grave 11.
Air Gunner: R/198321 Sgt Robert Norval Cunningham RCAF - Oostletern Churchyard Collective Grave 11.
Air Gunner: J/90046 Plt Off Wallace Milton Ross RCAF - Oostletern Churchyard Collective Grave 11.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten
CWGC
BCL 1944 - W R Chorley
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2022 09:40 | Anon. | Added |
| 06-Nov-2022 12:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Nov-2022 18:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 06-Sep-2023 08:12 | Filip DC | Updated |
| 09-May-2024 07:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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