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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 1944 |
| Time: | 02:52 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 625 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM427 |
| MSN: | PT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Aumale, Seine-Maritime -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kelstern |
Mission to the railway centre at Tergnier.
Shot down by Leutnant Otto Keller, of 9./NJG 5; his 11th credited victory.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Charles Evan Raymond Tanner RAFVR 171646 (NCO:1319022 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 March, 1944) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Guidleroy West RAFVR 1852405 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Francis Samuel Brydon RCAF J/90923 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Thomas Rupert Hodgson RCAF J/23974 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Norman Cobban Richmond RAFVR 1399781 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Noel William Wray RAF 964639 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John William Bradley RCAF R/196176 [PoW]
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 09:18 | Nepa | Updated |
| 22-May-2024 07:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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