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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:52 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL946 |
| MSN: | PM-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Mission to Dortmund.
Credited to Hauptmann Kurf Peters, Stab. II./JG 300, as his 1st victory.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Godfrey Arnold Morrison RAFVR 150107 (NCO:1393108 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 April, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Hugh Kerr Grant RAFVR 1567523 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Crossley Jackson RAFVR 1039306 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Frederick James Goodale RAFVR 1234133 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth Denzel Crothers RAFVR 1436260 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Joseph Niall McKenna RAFVR 1672365 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Tuffs RAFVR 1890869 [Killed]
Sources:
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 Part 3, p. 019
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2023 20:25 | redsix | Added |
| 29-May-2023 09:51 | Nepa | Updated |
| 17-May-2024 12:28 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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