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| Date: | Saturday 4 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:36 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster I |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn |
| Registration: | ME865 |
| MSN: | SR-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Crashed at Speck near Neukirchen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna |
| Bochum |
Bochum (ABC Duties)
Took off from RAF Ludford Magna at 17:38.
Claim by Hptm Heinz Rokker 2/NJG2 - North of Dortmund (KP): 5,000m at 19:36.
Crashed at Speck near Neukirchen.
The crew were initially buried in a communal grave Holsten Cemetery Row 11 Grave 3. Reinterred 29 July 1947.
Crew
Pilot: J/35610 Fg Off Gordon Thomas Weiss RCAF - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row D
Collective Grave 1-8.
Flight Engineer: 1896250 Sgt Douglas Frederick Gordon Day - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row D Collective Grave 1-8.
Navigator: J/38717 Fg Off Walter Franklin Moran RCAF - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row D
Collective Grave 1-8.
Bomb Aimer: J/21394 Fg Off John Harvey Quirt RCAF - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row D
Collective Grave 1-8.
Wireless Operator: J/95288 Plt Off Albert Norman Gould RCAF - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row D Collective Grave 1-8.
Specialist Operator: 1897268 Sgt George Kesten - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row D
Collective Grave 1-8.
Mid Upper Gunner: J/95215 Plt Off Walter Joseph Commins RCAF - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row D Collective Grave 1-8.
Rear Gunner: J/95287 Plt Off Joseph Lloyd Gallant RCAF - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row D
Collective Grave 1-8.
Sources:
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 Part 5 - Theo Boiten
Bomber Command Losses 1944 - W R Chorley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2024 18:40 | Anon. | Added |
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