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| Date: | Saturday 23 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 463 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | LM223 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster LM223:Took off at 19:07hrs from RAF Waddington to breach the Dortmund-ems Canal N of Munster at Ladbergen. Lost without trace. 23/09/1944
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Sydney John Staples RAAF Aus/422310 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Anthony Ledger RAFVR 1593894 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Cyril McCall RAAF Aus/434227 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer John Buxton Stinson RAAF Aus/420783 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Norman George Hurst RAAF Aus/432190 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Lawrence Arthur Davis RAAF Aus/8905 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Walter George McDonald Geikie RAAF Aus/404416 [Killed]
All are remembered the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1944%20sec_tcm5-7285.pdf
http://www.lancaster-archve.com
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft LA100 - LZ999, published 1991
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jan-2009 21:23 | larry617 | Updated |
| 27-Dec-2011 06:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2011 14:36 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 20-Jun-2022 13:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2024 10:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 01-Oct-2025 06:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Oct-2025 06:51 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, ] |
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