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Lancaster III ME648

Incidents/Accidents

Date	Aircraft	Unit	Pilot Name	Location
01 Feb 45	Lancaster I ME648	166 Sqdn		Germany
Remarks	Took off 1525 1 Jan 1945 from Kirmington. Crashed at Niederlustadt where all were buried in the local Friedhof some 4 km w of the small town of Lingenfeld.			Henk Welting's Database

Rank	Name, Number, Trade & Details	Date	Unit	Country	Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref
Flight Sergeant	James Pirie BROWN (R/220677) Air Gunner Lancaster III ME648 IBCC	1945-02-01	166 Sqdn AIR27	Germany	Rheinberg War Cemetery
Pilot Officer	Francis Alma COOMBS (J/92482) Air Gunner Lancaster III ME648 IBCC	1945-02-01	166 Sqdn AIR27	Germany	Rheinberg War Cemetery
Flight Sergeant	Alexander McIVOR (1573475) Wireless Op Lancaster III ME648 IBCC	1945-02-01	166 Sqdn AIR27	Germany	Rheinberg War Cemetery
Flight Lieutenant	John Edward SHANNON (87419) Navigator Lancaster III ME648 IBCC	1945-02-01	166 Sqdn AIR27	Germany	Rheinberg War Cemetery
Flight Lieutenant	Edward SPANKIE (J/86068) Pilot Lancaster III ME648 IBCC	1945-02-01	166 Sqdn AIR27	Germany	Rheinberg War Cemetery
Sergeant	Raymond STENNETT (1590355) Flight Engi Lancaster III ME648 IBCC	1945-02-01	166 Sqdn AIR27	Germany	Rheinberg War Cemetery
Flight Sergeant	Hugh Henry TEGGART (553937) Air Bomber Lancaster III ME648 IBCC	1945-02-01	166 Sqdn AIR27	Germany	Rheinberg War Cemetery

Thread	Post Text	Author
100 Group Mosquito damaged in combat 26/27 October 1944 off Fresian Isles.	Hi Laurent,thanks for your post.The combat report for the 166 squadron Lanc J2 ME648 says the combat took place on 26 October during a Minelaying sortie Fresian Isles at 1948 hrs 11,000ft 073 T 5400N 0810E just as they were about to lay their mines. Rear Gunner claimed strikes on nose and leading edge. The 1 Group summary talks about the Mosquito pilot reporting an A.I contact (which fits in with your post),closing and being engaged by a Lancster or Halifax a/c.The report goes on to say "It is considered that in view of the persistency of the fighter the rear gunner was justified in opening fire" I think it was a 10 Group Mossi from 151 squadron and they have got the date wrong and the incident was 'sanitised' in the squadron records ! Back to the forum! B ....Read More.	barnsley on 8th March 2012 12:44:48

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