ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206985
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| Date: | Friday 5 March 1943 |
| Time: | 20:57 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM304 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 km southwest of Bönninghardt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys |
Shot down by Oblt. Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: GT-J
Takeoff time: 19:08
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander Stanley Gordon Hookway DFC RAFVR 84339 (NCO:805353 : Commission Gazetted Friday 27 September, 1940) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Eric Brandreth Alsop RAFVR 1020978 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Frederick William Hart DFM RAFVR 143869 (NCO:1162674 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 June, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Ronald Douglas Turk RAFVR 118613 (NCO:657112 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 June, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Donald Heap DFM RAFVR 947067 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Edmund Luff RAF 47914 (NCO:529104 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 28 April, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Walter Henry Clark RAF 636060 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/21216-LM3041943-03-06.html
http://www.156squadron.com/display_rollofhonor.asp
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2018 15:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Mar-2018 15:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Mar-2024 08:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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