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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5555 |
| MSN: | KM-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lambrechtshagen, Rostock, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
| operation - Warnemünde, Rostock |
Crashed near Lambrechtshagen 7km WNW of Rostock.(Flak?)
Crew
Pilot: 70890 Wg Cdr Patrick Windsor Lynch-Blosse DFC - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 22.
Pilot:80094 Plt Off Donald George MacKay - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 24 (NCO:778465 Commission Gazetted : Friday 04 July, 1941)
Observer:404477 Plt Off Rex Vivian Beatson RNZAF - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 20.
Observer:80251 Flt Lt Charles Surtis Cranmer McClure DFC - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 25.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:116152 Plt Off John McFarlane Weir Somerville - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 2 (NCO:112567 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 10 March, 1942)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:980327 Sgt John Buxton Gower - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. B. 23.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:109892 Plt Off Donald Gower McLaren - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 1.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:614388 Flt Sgt Joseph Rogers - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 3.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R5555
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2017 19:20 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 30-Oct-2018 04:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-May-2022 14:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2022 08:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-May-2024 07:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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