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Re: N° 57 sqdn airman KIA over Belgium on november 22 1942
Lancaster I W4360 of 57 Squadron took off from RAF Scampton at 18:39 Hours for a raid on Stuttgart
However, it was intercepted and shot down on its way home by a German nighfighter flown by Oberltnt Ludwig Meister of I/NJG4.
The aircraft crashed at 23:48 Hours between Maleves and Tourinnes-St-Lambert (Brabant), 22km south of Tienen, Belgium.
All crew perished.
Sgt Jack Ashton Pilot
Sgt Alfred Stansfield Flight Engineer
Sgt Alan Mckinlay Navigator
Sgt Leonard Webber Bomb Aimer
Sgt Frederick Jones Wireless Operator
Sgt Clyde Neilson Upper Gunner
Sgt Gordon Chisholm Rear Gunner
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