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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 1944 |
| Time: | 03:05 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 550 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL810 |
| MSN: | BQ-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lichtervelde, West-Vlaanderen -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Mission to Aachen.
Credited to Hauptmann Hans-Karl Kamp, Stab. III./NKG 4, as his third victory of the night, and 21st total victory.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Donald McCrae RCAF J/85104 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald Archibald Drury RAFVR 1429179 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Martin Shapiro RCAF J/23351 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Frank George Lebano RCAF J/87266 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Graham Hall RAFVR 1535797 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Charles Aidan Bonner RAFVR 1523916 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Albert Henry Brown RAFVR 2209356 [Killed]
All lie at the Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Belgium (50.808380 / 3.177653)
Sources:
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 028.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2023 21:11 | redsix | Added |
| 29-May-2023 09:22 | Nepa | Updated |
| 20-May-2024 12:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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