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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:05 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME775 |
| MSN: | AS-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thoiry, Seine-et-Oise -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmigton, |
Mission to Orle'ans railroad yards.
Shot down by Oberlautnant Jakob Schaus, IV./NJG 4, as his 8th victory.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer John Herbert Booth RAFVR 174620 (NCO:1507467 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 May, 1944) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Robinson RAF [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer Arthur Lionel Hill RCAF 22938 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant James MacGregor RAF 1559291 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Derrick Gordon Bicknell RAF 1579934 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant T Moffett RAF 1716269 [Evaded]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Terry RAFVR 2220315 [Killed]
Sgt Robinson is either John (1100472) or Joseph (1078798) Robinson.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses, 1944 by W R CHORLEY, 1944
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 008.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2023 20:21 | redsix | Added |
| 29-May-2023 09:27 | Nepa | Updated |
| 15-May-2024 13:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2025 06:51 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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