ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206942
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1620 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km west of Lamstedt, west of Stade -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oblt. Walter Borchers of the 8./NJG 3, flying a Bf 110 from Stade airfield.
Target: Hamburg
Call Sign: KO-T
Takeoff time: 18:45
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant David Douglas Laidlaw RAFVR 1344401 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Eric Holdsworth RAFVR 1576102 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Colin Ray Bird RCAF R/115881 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Percival Harold Luscombe RAFVR 1330619 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Henry Joseph Fitzgerald Gell RAFVR 1549838 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive Part One by Theo Boiten
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/22136-Z16201943-03-04.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2018 08:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 03-Mar-2024 07:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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