Squadron: 419 (B) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1945-01-15
Completion Date: 1945-01-15
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Merseburg Germany
Target Specific:
Base: Middleton St. George
Take Off Time: 18.42
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Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flakfighter
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War Diary Unavailable
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p419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target - Merseburg, Germany. The crew of Lancaster aircraft KB 799 had completed the bomb run, were heading home and were near Schweinfurt, Germany when they were attacked from below by a German night fighter aircraft. The Lancaster burst into flames and the crew was ordered to bail out, only Flying Officer J.Q. Eddy managed to get out and he was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Lieutenant G.O. Tedford, P/Os G.D.M. Spenser, C.S. Thomson, H.M. Rumball, A.G. McKay, and Sergeant R.J. Williams (RAF) were killed. This was the 15th trip for this crew and there were two 419 Sqdn. aircraft lost this night.
6 Group Unavailable
p419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target - Merseburg, Germany. The crew of Lancaster aircraft KB 799 had completed the bomb run, were heading home and were near Schweinfurt, Germany when they were attacked from below by a German night fighter aircraft. The Lancaster burst into flames and the crew was ordered to bail out, only Flying Officer J.Q. Eddy managed to get out and he was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Lieutenant G.O. Tedford, P/Os G.D.M. Spenser, C.S. Thomson, H.M. Rumball, A.G. McKay, and Sergeant R.J. Williams (RAF) were killed. This was the 15th trip for this crew and there were two 419 Sqdn. aircraft lost this night.
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