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| Date: | Saturday 8 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB641 |
| MSN: | ZN-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bures-en-Bray, Seine-Maritime -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Metheringham |
Takeoff at 22:30 hrs for an operation against a flying bomb site at Saint-Leu-d'Esserent.
The aircraft failed to return. All onboard perished.
Crew:
Pilot: 150238 Flight Lieutenant Frederick Cecil Walter Clement DFC (RAFVR)
Navigator: 151361 Flying Officer William Bertram Wilkinson DFC (RAFVR)
Bomb Aimer: J/25073 Flying Officer Norman Vincent Gautschi DFC (RCAF)
Flight Engineer: 1821453 Sergeant John Matthew McLachlan (RAFVR)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1538445 Sergeant Ralph Desmond Potter (RAFVR)
Air Gunner: 1589924 Flight Sergeant James Balmer (RAFVR)
Air Gunner: 1891238 Sergeant James Palmer (RAFVR)
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=JB641
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=jb641&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Accident/loss report from RCAF/DND Canada archives
Personnel file of the Bomb AImer F/O Gantschi
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 21:35 | tachel | Added |
| 10-Oct-2022 22:06 | tachel | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2025 08:34 | Afzwan | Updated [Date, Country, ] |
| 09-Feb-2025 13:06 | Afzwan | Updated [Location, Country, ] |
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