ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50709
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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 1944 |
| Time: | 12:39 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK596 |
| MSN: | AA-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Zeedijkweg, Ritthem, Vlissingen, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 11:12 hrs for an operation to Walcheren island, Zeeland.
The entire crew perished in the crash:
Pilot F/O. J. Johnson 176437 RAF / Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 13 B 11
Flight Engineer Sgt. L. Marfil 1893899 RAF / Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 13 B 12
Navigator W/O. T.T. Murdoch 1345478 RAF / Runnymede Memorial - panel 214
Bomb Aimer F/O. A.M. Penman 416154 RNzAF / Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 13 B 8
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. J. Smith 1604615 RAF / Runnymede Memorial - panel 238
Air Gunner Sgt. A. Reid 2211424 RAF / Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 13 B 7
Air Gunner W/O. V.J. O'Loughlin 536970 RAF / Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 13 B 9
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4562&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 July 1944 | ND752 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | Quirijnstokstraat street, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Oct-2019 07:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2021 11:03 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 06:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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