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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:16 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM542 |
| MSN: | HW-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby, |
Mission to Dortmund.
Credited to Hauptmann Friedrich-Karl Muller, I./NJGr 10 as his 12th victory.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant John Charles Kennedy RCAF 14568 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald William Bland RAF 1892064 [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer Alfred Thomas Sparks RAF 144682 (NCO:863457 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 July, 1943) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Arthur Patrick Hennessey RAF 49844 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 December, 1942) [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Arthur Aveyard RAF 1505664 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Frederick Shuttleworth RAF 1891342 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth Owst RAF 1774018 [PoW]
Sources:
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 Part 3, p. 019
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2023 21:02 | redsix | Added |
| 29-May-2023 09:49 | Nepa | Updated |
| 17-May-2024 12:24 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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