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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster III |
| Owner/operator: | 153 Sqn |
| Registration: | PB639 |
| MSN: | P4-I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bochum -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
| Dusseldorf |
Took off from RAF Scampton at 16:05.
Shot down by a nightfighter.
The crew were initially buried in Krefeld/Bochum Neuer Friedhof. Reinterred 28 November 1946.
Crew
Pilot: J/88840 Plt Off Robert Jamieson McCormack RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 2 Row D Grave 9.
Flight Engineer: 1826183 Sgt Andrew Clark - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 2 Row D Grave 4.
Navigator: R/203261 Flt Sgt Joseph Maurice Allan McCann RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Plot 2 Row D Grave 4.
Bomb Aimer: R/182689 Flt Sgt Clifford Conrad Robertson RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 2 Row D Grave 2.
Wireless Operator: 1891501 Sgt John William Freeborn - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 2 Row D Grave 5.
Mid Upper Gunner: R/254327 Sgt Richard Elmer Fahselt RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 2 Row D Grave 6.
Rear Gunner: R/273608 Sgt Clifford Allen Lord RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 2 Row D Grave 7.
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1944 - W R Chorley
RCAF Service Records
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2024 11:43 | Anon. | Added |
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