ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51065
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 December 1943 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | JB607 |
| MSN: | AR-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bleijerheide, Kerkrade, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Takeoff at 17:03 for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was engaged by Flak and hit by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Oloff of the 2./NJG 1, flying He 219 A-0 G9+LK from Venlo airfield.
Crew:
Pilot P/O. S.J. Ireland 412010 RAAF Germany Buried Reichswald Forest War Cem
Flight engineer Sgt. W.A.H. Squire 1803573 RAF Germany Buried Reichswald Forest War Cem
Navigator W/O A.E. Blight 416114 RAAF Germany Buried Reichswald Forest War Cem
Bomb aimer F/Sgt. F.J. Seery 413435 RAAF Survived POW
Wireless op Sgt. C. Seddon 1534670 RAF Germany Buried Reichswald Forest War Cem
Air gunner Sgt. R.J. Poulter 1424279 RAF Germany Buried Reichswald Forest War Cem
Air gunner F/Sgt. M.H. Squires 421518 RAAF Germany Buried Reichswald Forest War Cem
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3275&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Dec-2018 18:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2018 19:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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