RAF Evaders The Comprehensive Story of Thousands of Escapers and Their Escape Lines, Western Europe, 1940-45 by Oliver Clutton-Brock, page 371
Harpell, Allan Russell (Flight Sergeant)
Evader 1944-July-19
Birth Date: 1918-November-29
Born: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Parents:
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
49 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Cave Canem Beware of the dog
Base
RAF Fiskerton
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Bomb Aimer
Service Numbers
R/67205
Target
Revigny-Sur-Ornain France
Crew or Other Personnel
Lancaster JB473
Mission
Lancaster Mk.III JB473
Bombing Revigny-Sur-Ornain France 1944-July-18 to 1944-July-19
49 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Fiskerton
49 Squadron RAF (Cave canem) RAF Fiskerton. Lancaster III aircraft JB 473 EA-W was hit by flak and then shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptman Fritz Berger of Stab II/NJG2 during a night operation to bomb the rail marshalling yards at Revigny-sur-Ornain, France. The Lancaster crashed at Vassimont-et-Chapelaine (Marne area) roughly 6 km NW of Sommesous, France
Mid-Upper Air Gunner, Pilot Officer Albert John Rammage (RCAF) was killed in action
Pilot, Flying Officer Roy MacLean Deacon (RCAF) survived, wounded and was captured. Taken to a French hospital Deacon was liberated by advancing US troops
Flight Sergeant Allan Russell Harpell (RCAF), Sergeant Donald Wilson (RCAF), Sergeant John Andrew Diley (RAFVR), Sergeant William Fortune (RAFVR) and Sergeant Harold Sharp (RAFVR) all survived and avoided capture as Evaders
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 Part 3 12 May - 23 July by Theo Boiten, page115
Royal Air Force Serial and Image DatabaseLancaster JB473 Mk.III - Bombing Revigny-Sur-Ornain France - 1944-07-18 to 1944-07-19
Squadron: 49 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1944-07-18
Completion Date: 1944-07-19
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Revigny-Sur-Ornain France
Target Specific: rail marshalling yards
Base: RAF Fiskerton
Take Off Time: 22:50:00
Squadron Code: EA-W
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: France
Crash Specifics: Vassimont-et-Chapelaine (Marne area) roughly 6 km NW of Sommesous
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flakfighter
Flak Battery: unspecified
Enemy Claim: Hauptman Fritz Berger of Stab II/NJG2
War Diary Unavailable
6 Bomber Group July 18/19, 1944
42 Lancasters from 408, 419, and 428 squadrons were joined by 111 Halifaxes from 420, 424, 425, 426, 427, 429, 432, and 433 squadrons on an attack on the oil plant Wesseling. The crews were over the target at between 11,000and 14,000 feet, releasing 1,286,000 lbs of high explosives. According to reports, the weather was clear and severe damage was done to this facility. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)
49 Squadron RAF (Cave canem) RAF Fiskerton. Lancaster III aircraft JB 473 EA-W was hit by flak and then shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptman Fritz Berger of Stab II/NJG2 during a night operation to bomb the rail marshalling yards at Revigny-sur-Ornain, France. The Lancaster crashed at Vassimont-et-Chapelaine (Marne area) roughly 6 km NW of Sommesous, France
Mid-Upper Air Gunner, Pilot Officer Albert John Rammage (RCAF) was killed in action
Pilot, Flying Officer Roy MacLean Deacon (RCAF) survived, wounded and was captured. Taken to a French hospital Deacon was liberated by advancing US troops
Flight Sergeant Allan Russell Harpell (RCAF), Sergeant Donald Wilson (RCAF), Sergeant John Andrew Diley (RAFVR), Sergeant William Fortune (RAFVR) and Sergeant Harold Sharp (RAFVR) all survived and avoided capture as Evaders
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 Part 3 12 May - 23 July by Theo Boiten, page115