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| Date: | Tuesday 6 October 1942 |
| Time: | 22:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4188 |
| MSN: | KM-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rehmstraße street, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Bombing operation - Osnabrück.
The aircraft was hit by Osnabrück-based Flak and crashed into the Rehmstraße.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Ian Adam Stewart DFC RAF 78534 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 May, 1940) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Charles Duncan Shepherd RAF 524942 [Killed]
Observer : Flying Officer Patrick Hugh Ryan RNZAF NZ/401411 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Claude Henry Rufus Leyshon RAF 650255 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Charles Hanbury Williams RAFVR 131637 (NCO:754629 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 November, 1942) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer John Edward Corrie RAFVR 133527 (NCO:940327 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 December, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Leonard Harry Mutter DFM RAF 818018 [Killed]
The seven crew members rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany (51.529254 / 6.564161).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4188
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2020 21:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Jun-2024 13:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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