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| Date: | Monday 8 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:48 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND741 |
| MSN: | KM-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Herbilly Cne de Mer (2km North East) 19km north-east of Blois. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunholme Lodge, |
44 Squadron Lancaster ND741 KM-K
Salbriz Ammunition Dump
Took off from RAF Dunholme Lodge at 21:46.
Claim by Lt Fred Hromadnik 9/NJG4 - 30-50km South West of Orleans: 1,600m at 00:48.
Crashed Herbilly Cne de Mer (2km North East) 19km North East of Blois.
The aircraft craft crashed with a full bomb load. The village was destroyed by the explosion which caused several civilian casualties
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Colin Havard Hunter RAFVR 85249 (NCO:700214 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 October, 1940) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Frederick Stanley Cooper RAF 1586856 [PoW] Wounded in the head by a glass roof of a house. Handed over to the Germans under threat/PoW/Dulag L Wetzlar/PoW Number 13.
Navigator : Flying Officer Alfred Greenwood RAFVR 131550 (NCO:1439839 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 12 January, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Gordon Keith Willis RCAF J/23367 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Frederick Arthur Salmon RAFVR 176036 (NCO:1310972 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 June, 1944) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Richard Colton Alexander RAFVR 172294 (NCO:920138 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 April, 1944) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer George Robert Miles RAFVR 172293 (NCO:1892598 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 April, 1944) [Killed]
The casualties lie at the Orleans Main Cemetery, France (47.920704 / 1.908637).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten
https://francecrashes39--45-net.translate.goog/page_fiche_av.php?id=363&_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2022 16:44 | Anon. | Added |
| 06-May-2024 06:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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