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| Date: | Saturday 26 August 1944 |
| Time: | 01:08 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 626 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PA989 |
| MSN: | UM-U2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ruschberg, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
| Russelsheim |
Takeoff at 20:27 hrs for an operation against Rüsselsheim.
Claim by Lt Achim Woeste 7/NJG2 - 60km North West of Mannheim at 01:08.
Also claimed by Lt Johannes Strassner 2/NJG2 - area 1-30km S-SW of Mainz (RR): 3,800m at 01:05.
Claim not officially listed by OKL, nor listed in OKL/RLM 2/NJG2. Confirmed Abschussubersicht
rejected and victory confirmed for Lt Woeste (01:08)
Crashed between Ruschberg/Reichenbach 3 km North West of Baumholder (Rhineland Palatinate).
Those who persihed were initially buried in Aulenbach Cemetery. Reinterred 7 May 1948.
Crew:-
Pilot: J/26780 Flying Officer Ronald Leslie Harris RCAF - PoW/Stalag 9C Muhlhausen/Stalag Luft III Sagan & Belaria PoW Number 52462.
Flight Engineer: 2210265 Sergeant Arnold Loveridge - PoW/Stalag 9C Muhlhausen/PoW Number 52691.
Navigator: J/35930 Flying Officer Harold Robert Good RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 9 Row K Grave 15.
Bomb Aimer: J/35581 Flying Officer James Thomas Farrell RCAF - PoW/Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang/PoW Number 5461.
Wireless Operator: J/91100 Pilot Officer James Alfred Perdue RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 9 Row K Grave 17.
Mid Upper Gunner: 1372964 Sergeant James Keil - PoW/Stalag Luft VII Bankau near Kreuzburg Upper Silesia/PoW Number 710.
Rear Gunner: R/1826297 Sergeant Alexander George Kerr - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 9 Row K Grave 16.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PA989&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=Serial&search_type=exact
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2013 10:04 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 16:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2021 14:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2023 20:52 | Anon. | Updated |
| 07-Jun-2024 14:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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