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| Date: | Sunday 13 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:39 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS652 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee 15 km NE of Den Oever, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Hans-Joachim Jabs of the 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen or Leeuwarden airfield.
Target: Bochum
Call Sign: KO-B
Takeoff time: 00:02
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Ian Richard Victor Ruff RNZAF NZ/411046 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Frederick Mustchin RAF 578264 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Norman William Procter RAFVR 1320356 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Paul Dalralph Deck RAFVR 1394588 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Renwick Glendinning RAFVR 1367274 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Anthony Rush RAFVR 1697335 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Frederick Cuffey RAFVR 1386752 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2454&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2018 07:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Jan-2019 10:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2022 03:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 26-May-2024 14:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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