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Date: | Wednesday 14 July 1943 |
Time: | 02:10 |
Type: | Avro Lancaster Mk II |
Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | DS690 |
MSN: | KO-C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Rue des Alleines, Bouillon, Luxembourg -
Belgium
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham (Norfolk) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Returned from Mission: Aachen (Germany).
Crew: Sqn/Ldr R.A.G. Baird, pilot, 33y - KIA; Sgt H. Matthews rear gunner, 19y - KIA; F/O W.J. Moorcroft, 23y, navigator, KIA; Sgt N.A.B Robinson, 31y, Australia, m/u gunner - KIA; Sgt E. Smith, 21y, wireless operator - KIA; R.A. Walker, bomb aimer, 21y, KIA; Sgt J.E.C. Odendall, South Rodesia, flight engineeer, bailed out safely, POW
Take off: 23.59 (L.T.); first mission of the KO-C
The 'Lanc' was shot down by Hauptmann August Geiger of the 7./NJG 1 (detached to I./NJG 4), who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Florennes airfield.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
Google Maps
www.lancaster-ds690.com www.leshayons.com https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-les-hayons Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Jun-2011 23:22 |
ThW |
Added |
23-Dec-2013 17:10 |
Anon. |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
28-Oct-2018 15:44 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
05-May-2021 19:23 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
28-Jun-2022 00:37 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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