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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 1944 |
| Time: | 02:35 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE143 |
| MSN: | GT-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Villeguines-Aumont, Aisne -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
Mission to the railway centre at Tregnier.
Shot down by Hauptmann Paul Zoerner, Stab. III./NJG 5, as his 44th credited victory.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant R H Samson RAAF Aus/414264 [Evaded]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Ronald George Burton RAFVR 1801606 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Terence William Kennedy RAAF Aus/420237 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer Arnold Archibald Gilchrist RAAF Aus/409105 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Ronald James Andrews RAFVR 1314936 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant A G Bryant RAF 1601736 [Evaded]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant H N Whitmore RAF 1535794 [Evaded]
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 06:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jul-2025 19:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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