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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK970 |
| MSN: | IP-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Niedermeilingen, Heidenrod, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croft |
Takeoff at 16:50 for an operation to Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Wendelin Breukel of the 5./NJG 2, flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Deelen airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Albert William George Austin RAF 157396 (NCO:658291 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 November, 1943) [PoW]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant Chester George McClure RCAF R/150034 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Victor George Foster RAF 168957 (NCO:959200 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 February, 1944) [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer Anthony Gaddon Mackay RCAF J/14515 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer John Pressly Scott RCAF J/19382 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Class I Joseph Bertrand Gerard Barrette RCAF R/19461 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Robert Warren Dixon RCAF J/19509 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class I John David McConnell RCAF R/19509 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK970
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=50728&styleid=4
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2018 12:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 13:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2024 06:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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