On Friday, 22 October 1943, (a part of) the aircraft of the 207 squadron (RCAF), took off for a mission to Kassel in Germany from a station (airfield) in or near Spilsby.
One of the crew members was Flight Sergeant R G Dunn RCAF. He departed for his mission at 17:50.
He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type III, with serial EE175 and code EM-R). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Saturday, 23 October 1943.
Information by Glen Hutton:
Flt. Sgt. R.G. Dunn R. 141380 
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Flt. Sgt. W, J. Whitney R164046 
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Flying Officer Leone Joseph Roberts J21027 
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Sqd Ldr. Alexander Lyons McDowell, a Canadian from Vancouver serving in the RAF, was the pilot of the Lancaster with serial number EE-175, code EM-R on a bombing raid on Kassel Germany on October 22, 1943. Lancaster EE175, with a total of eight crew members on board, took off from RAF Spilsby at 17.50 hours on the 22nd October, 1942 in accordance with Headquarters No. 5 Group Operations Order 105, form B dated the 22 October 1943.
The Lancaster was carrying the following bomb load: 1 x 4000 lb High Capacity (Amatol, Minol or Tritonal filled, impact-fused High Capacity (HC) bomb); 8 Small Bomb Containers 150 x 4 lb; 1 Small Bomb Containers 8 x 30lb; 2 Small Bomb Containerss16 x 30 lb; 1 Small Bomb Container 12 x 30 lb incendiaries.
No contact was made with the aircraft from the time of take off and reports received from other Captains of aircraft operating of the raid, the weather over the target was good, visibility being clear with smoke clouds. Fighters were very active over the target. The aircraft failed to return to base and was considered lost. Squadron Leader A. L. McDowell had completed 6 sorties for a total of 38.10 operational hours.
EE175 was one of two Lancaster bombers from the 207 Squadron that were lost on this operation. See: DV243. Airborne 17.50 on 22 Oct 43 from Spilsby EE175 was shot down by an ME110 night-fighter flown by Lt Otto Fries, 11./NJG1. [see pages 107 – 109 in the book Under a Bomber’s Moon by Stephen Harris for a full description of how Lt. Fries shot down EE175 that night.] EE175 crashed in flames on or about 21.00 near the railway line about one mile west of the village of Nettersheim.
A very large crater was found where the Lancaster crashed. The remains of the crew members were originally interred in the Schledien Military Cemetary in Nettersheim; the remains of all crew members were reinterred in the British Military Cemetary Rheinberg
EE175 CREW MEMBERS KILLED IN ACTION THAT DAY WERE:
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