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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:57 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5568 |
| MSN: | KM-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lambrechtshagen, Rostock, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
| operation - Warnemünde, Rostock |
Coned by 12/Flak Regt 29 (Werfer 59). Hit by 3/lei Flak Abt 77 (o) Flaklehr und , FAS I. 1/Res Flak Abt 525, 4/lei Flak Abt 762 (I. II and V Zug) and 1/lei Flak Abt 723 (III Zug). Crashed near Warnemunde-Lambrechtshagen at 01:57.
Crew:-
Pilot:80118 Fg Off Gerald MacLagen - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 15 (NCO:777685 Commission Gazetted : Friday 18 July, 1941)
Pilot:80132 Plt Off Hurbert John Sand Sturgess - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 16-32 (NCO:777699 Commission Gazetted : Friday 08 August, 1941)
Navigator:80284 Plt Off Frederick William Belton - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. A. 16-32 (NCO:778271 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 April, 1942)
Observer: 778309 Sgt William McDonald Crane - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 12.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:777613 Sgt Robert Duncan Oliver - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 7.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 777691 Sgt B L Nesbitt - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 9.
Air Gunner:777873 Sgt Gilbert Walter Hough - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8. A. 11.
Air Gunner: 778257 Sgt Thomas Douglas Moore PoW Stalag Luft 4 Zagan & Belaria. PoW Number 39636.
Sources:
A Bomber Crew at War
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2017 20:14 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 30-Oct-2018 04:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-May-2019 18:41 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2022 10:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2022 08:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-May-2024 07:03 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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