ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50910
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 February 1944 |
| Time: | 22:35 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS794 |
| MSN: | OW-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer near Elburg, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Took off from RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1747.
On return, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Heinz Vinke of the 11./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen airfield.
Crashed in the IJsselmeer. Four bodies were washed ashore; Flt Sgt Hicks RCAF, an American from Barrington in the State of Illinois, is buried in the General Cemetery at Harderwijk, alongside Flt Sgt Labach, who held a First Class Teacher's Certificate, and Sgt Prosser. Flt Sgt Love RCAF, too was an American, hailing from Cos Cob, Connecticut; he lies in Elburg General Cemetery. The rest are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew
Flt Sgt R W Pattle RCAF (KIA)
Sgt A B Chester (KIA)
Flt Sgt Labach RCAF (KIA)
Flt Sgt L W Hicks RCAF (KIA)
Sgt L T Prosser RCAF (KIA)
Flt Sgt W K M Love RCAF (KIA)
Sgt O W Hicks RCAF (KIA)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3419&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 79.
http://www.teunispats.nl/t3419.htm
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.bunkerinfo.nl/2010/08/avro-lancaster-ii-ds794.html&prev=search.
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.flevolanderfgoed.nl/home/erfgoed/oostelijk-flevoland-2/vliegtuigwrakken-2/avro-lancaster-ii-ds794.html&prev=search
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 1943 | DS677 | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Berlin |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jun-2016 21:56 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:24 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Dec-2019 16:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2022 18:05 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 15-Jun-2022 19:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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