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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 1944 |
| Time: | 02:05 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL936 |
| MSN: | KO-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 km SE of Nogent-le-Roi, Eure-et-Loir -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Witchford |
Mission to the railway yards at Trappes.
Shot down by Oberleutnant Ernst-Georg Drunkler, of 1./NJG 5, his 5th credited victory.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Alastair Mcrae McLachlan RNZAF NZ/422299 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George Edward Crumpler RAFVR 1464302 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant James Graham RAFVR 1825076 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Alexander George Partridge RNZAF NZ/427719 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Paul Jameson Hamilton RAFVR 1335338 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Brian O'Brien RNZAF NZ/426142 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Neville Lloyd Sorensen RAAF Aus/413678 [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, 1944, page 249.
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 030.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2023 09:19 | Nepa | Updated |
| 22-May-2024 06:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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