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| Date: | Sunday 30 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:18 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS627 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Torenstraat, Hechtel-Eksel, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Fritz Schellwat of the 5./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from St Trond airfield.
Target: Barmen-Wuppertal
Call Sign: KO-R
Takeoff time: 23:56
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Charles Roughead Fleming RAFVR 1349738 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Hopkin George Thomas RAF 612466 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Robert Adair RAFVR 1483499 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Charles Kenneth Coker RCAF J/17259 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant James Currie RAFVR 1367283 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth George Berry RAFVR 975799 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Raymond Tickner RAFVR 1601720 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS627
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2018 08:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-May-2024 07:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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