ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206969
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5731 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hohenaspe, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Shot down by Flak at 21:14 or 21:26.
Target: Hamburg
Call Sign: ZN-M
Takeoff time: 18:44
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Ralph Eric Wesley RCAF J/10523 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Henry Bernard Wright RAF 610312 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant George Edward Green RAFVR 1215632 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Kenneth Hector Ellis RAFVR 121140 (NCO:1391245 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 17 November, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Richard George Watson RAFVR 1290604 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant William George Ludbrook RAFVR 1323682 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth Victor Jones RAFVR 1390633 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/22473-R57311943-03-04.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5731
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2018 20:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 12:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 03-Mar-2024 07:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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