ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207142
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Monday 8 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:29 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4903 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Fürth, Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Shot down by Oblt. Hans-Karl Kamp of the 7./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield, France.
Target: Nürnberg
Call Sign: QR-P
Takeoff time: 19:30
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Clifford Argo Giles DFC RAAF Aus/402334 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flying Officer Francis Richards RAFVR 106862 (NCO:1384241 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 October, 1941) [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Kenneth Douglas Babington-Browne RAF 50038 (NCO:580837 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 24 November, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Bernard John Gunter RAFVR 131992 (NCO:1392364 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 February, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant George Mitchell RAF 616838 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Edward Carr RAFVR 998856 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Douglas Forbes RAFVR 973384 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/25124-W49031943-03-09.html
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG4.htm
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4903
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2018 08:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Nov-2018 08:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Mar-2024 08:09 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation