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Date: | Saturday 29 July 1944 |
Time: | 01:30 |
Type: | Avro Lancaster Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 622 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | L7576 |
MSN: | GI-K |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Pot-de-Vin, between Cirey-sur-Vezouze (Meurthe-et-Moselle) & Petitmont -
France
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Airborne 22:00 28Jul44 for mission to Stuttgart.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfähnrich Walter Swoboda of the 2./NJG 6, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Neubiberg airfield in Bayern, Germany; crashed into woods.
Crew:
F/O (J/22396) Harold Sherman Peabody RCAF presumed killed after surrender 31 July 1944.
F/O (52167) G.J. Wishart RAF confined in hospital due injuries.
F/O (J/29847) James Harrington Doe - RCAF presumed killed after surrender 31 July 1944.
F/O R.L. Fiddick RCAF OK & evaded.
Wop/AG:Sgt 1547679 Arthur Payton 30 RAFVR killed.
AG:Flt/Sgt R/220221 Richard Godfrey Proulx 21 RCAF killed.
AG:Sgt 1813417 Percy William Buckley 18 RAFVR killed.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
VA Canada Virtual War Memorial [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/content/collections/virtualmem/photoview.cfm?casualty=1804042&photo=4098]
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1454 Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Jun-2008 15:03 |
JINX |
Added |
27-Oct-2009 00:18 |
Anon. |
Updated |
18-Aug-2013 20:00 |
JINX |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
28-Oct-2014 15:57 |
Paix |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
26-Jun-2016 22:20 |
Red Dragon |
Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
27-Jun-2016 21:56 |
Red Dragon |
Updated [Operator] |
09-Oct-2018 18:28 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
03-Mar-2021 19:57 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |