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| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE168 |
| MSN: | EM-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Houffalize, Luxembourg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spilsby |
| RAF Spilsby |
Mission attack supply channels in the Belgian Ardennes
Shut down above the target area (Houffalize)
Crew:-
Pilot : F/O Miguel Louis Perez RAAF Aus/432010 [Killed]
F/E : Sgt Edwin Deller RAFVR 1699824 [Killed]
Nav : Sgt George Eric Patterson RAFVR 1673073 [Killed]
W/Op/AG : F/S William Laurence Cleary RAFVR 1398534 [Killed]
W/Op/AG : Sgt John Kennedy RAFVR 1817877 [Killed]
M/U : Sgt John Graham Shepherd RAFVR 2221357 [Killed]
R/G : Sgt K A W Ottewell RAF [PoW]
Sources:
http://ardennesavions45.blogspot.com
http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=11232
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft NA100 - NZ999, published 1992
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2011 06:28 | ThW | Added |
| 02-Feb-2011 11:48 | ThW | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2011 11:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2012 13:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2016 12:06 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Nov-2022 00:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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