ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49561
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1944 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NG276 |
| MSN: | PM-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | northeastern district of Merseburg, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Took off at 16:45 hrs for an operation against the Merseburg/Leuna chemical works.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the 14. Flak-Division over Merseburg; crashed.
Pilot / F/O. H.W. Johnson J/35279 RCAF / Berlin War Cemetery
Flight Engineer / Sgt. R.V. Wakefield 1897446 RAF / Berlin War Cemetery
Navigator / Sgt. F.G. Fisher 1602365 RAF / Jonkerbos cemetery, the Netherlands
Bomb Aimer / F/O. J.P. Brooksbank 164831 RAF / Berlin War Cemetery (NCO:1675236, Gazette of 20th June 1944)
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / Sgt. W. Snowden 1822845 RAF / Berlin War Cemetery
Mid Upper Gunner / Sgt. S.A. Westcott 1812220 RAF / Runnymede Memorial
Rear Gunner / Sgt. E.S. Pattison 1427569 RAF / Berlin War Cemetery
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4777&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft NA100 - NZ999, published 1992
Lost Bombers
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 October 1943 | JB279 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | east of Erichshagen, Nienburg/Weser, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 22 May 1944 | ME722 | 103 Sqn RAF | 3 | Hasselterdijk road, Zwolle, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Sep-2011 06:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2021 11:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2021 11:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 20-Sep-2021 17:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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