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| Date: | Monday 22 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:28 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 550 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM319 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Monchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Mission to Duisburg,
Credited to Unteroffizier Hans Schadowski, III./NJG 3 ashis 1st.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Kenneth Albert Essex RAFVR 1578474 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Andrew Whitelaw McWhirter RAFVR 1821553 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Francis James William Smith RAFVR 1318281 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Reginald Edward Porter RAF 630524 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Symonds RAFVR 1491619 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Patrick Louis McIver RAFVR 2210005 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Raymond Ernest Muffett RAFVR 1875817 [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses by W R Chorley, 1944.
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 011.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2023 19:28 | redsix | Added |
| 29-May-2023 09:35 | Nepa | Updated |
| 17-May-2024 07:03 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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