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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 1944 |
| Time: | 01:54 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 622 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND926 |
| MSN: | GI-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | la Houssoye, SW of Beauvais, France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk (MHZ/EGUN) |
Lancaster ND926: Took off at 23:43hrs to bomb the railway yards at Trappes. 31/05/1944
Attacked by a night-fighter (Ju 88) and exploded, throwing the rear-gunner clear. Debris was scattered around la Houssoye, SW of Beauvais, France
Credited to Hauptmann Fritz Sothe, of 4./NJG 4 as his seconf victory of the night and 8th overall.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Francis Reginald Randall RAFVR 135720 (NCO:1215438 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 16 March, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Sidney Lionel William Kelly RAFVR 1605468 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Stanley Binns RAFVR 1430234 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer William George Crawford RCAF J/23127 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Henry Samuel Thomas RAFVR 983327 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Ernest George Small RAFVR 1336458 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Lieutenant Leslie Frederick Berry RAF 77960 [Evaded]
The casualties lie at the Marissel French National Cemetery, France (50.618936 / 3.166030)
Sources:
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 030.
Bomber Command Losses by W R Chorley, 1944, page 250.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2023 08:39 | Nepa | Updated |
| 09-Oct-2024 06:36 | Rob Davis | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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