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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:36 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqdrn. RAF |
| Registration: | ND879 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Engter, Niederdachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby |
| Braunschweig |
Mission to Braunschweig.
Credited to Feldwebel Hans Meissner, 2./NJG 3 as his 13th victory.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer John Colin Marland RAFVR 170960 (NCO:1452506 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 29 February, 1944) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Denis Charles Gallagher RAFVR 1555986 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant William Low RAFVR 965562 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Leonard Eric Mason RCAF J/23153 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant William Thomas Nichol Norris RAFVR 1316674 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Harold Roy Bailey RCAF R/196067 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Wilson RAFVR 901726 [Killed]
Sources:
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 Part 3, p. 019
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2023 19:37 | redsix | Added |
| 09-May-2023 05:03 | Anon. | Updated |
| 17-May-2024 12:21 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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