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Old 2nd June 2006, 00:05
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Re: Loss of Lancaster LM523

The following site might prove useful,

http://medlem.spray.se/jabs/Nachtjagd.html

search for 27.04.44 and 28.04.44 separately...

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Thanks to all for the input. It will give me something to work on.

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Re: Loss of Lancaster LM523

Australians from 460 Sqn killed 28 April, 1944

http://lostbombers.co.uk

Further Information

"Serial Range LM301 - LM756 This aircraft was one of 350 Lancasters ordered from A.V.Roe (Yeadon) as Mk.111s except for the first ten as Mk.1s (LM301- LM310), delivered from Oct42 to Oct44. Mk.1s had Merlin 20 engines and the Mk.111s Merlin 38 engines initially installed. LM523 was delivered to 460 Sqdn 12Apr44. Lost on its first Key Operation. When lost this aircraft had a total of 23 hours. LM523 was one of three No.460 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. See: LL906; ND364. Airborne 2127 27Apr44 from Binbrook. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Lahr. Those killed are buried in D_rnbach War Cemetery. P/O Lynch was repatriated 6Feb45 because of injuries. S/L E.G.D.Jarman DFC RAAF KIA Sgt D.G.Champkin KIA F/O M.W.Carroll DFC RAAF KIA F/O F.G.Jackson DFC RAAF KIA F/O H.R.Harrison RAAF KIA F/O R.L.Neal RAAF KIA P/O T.J.Lynch RAAF Inj P/O T.J.Lynch had his right leg amputated. Repatriated 'Arundel Castle' 6Feb45. "
LM523 AR-L2

ND324 AR-F

LL906 AR-B

Leslie Walter Bown (ND324)

Marmion Wilfred Carroll DFC (LM523)

Allan John Farrar (ND324)

Hector Ronald Harrison (LM523)

Francis Gordon Jackson DFC (LM523)

Eric George Delancey Jarman DFC (LM523)

Joseph Leary (ND324)

Henry Gillen McAllister (ND324)

Ronald Leslie Neal (LM523)

Douglas George Champkin RAFVR (LM523)

Thomas Joseph Lynch Survived War – right leg amputated (LM523)

Arthur Robert Patterson. (ND324)

Thomas Evan Jones RAFVR (ND324)

Roy Stanley Pountney RAFVR (ND324)

LM523 Served with 460 Sqn under RAF Control 20/04/44 to 27/04/44, coded AR-L2. 5 Total and 460 Sqn missions. Shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Lahr.

May have been shot down by either of the following
http://math.fce.vutbr.cz/safarik/ACE...-lancaster.pdf

Date Rank First Name Surname Unit Enemy Place
28.4.1944 Fhr Robert Schratter NJG5 Lancaster Friedrichshafen 6000m
28.4.1944 Fw Gunther Bahr NJG6 Lancaster 50-80km NW Friedrichshafen 5500m
28.4.1944 Hptm Paul Zorner NJG5 Lancaster NW Friedrichshafen 6000m


http://www.luftwaffe.cz/zorner.html
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/bahr.html
Cannot find a site for Schratter

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