ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207546
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| Date: | Friday 8 January 1943 |
| Time: | 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4277 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Søst forest near Aabenraa -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
Shot down by Fw. Ernst Baader of the 4./NJG 3, flying a Do 217 J-1 from Westerland airfield, Germany.
Operation: Gardening - mine-laying operations
Target area: German and Danish coastal shipping lanes
Call Sign: KM-S
Takeoff time: 17:36
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Milton James Paige RCAF R/90773 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Jonathan Hutchinson RAF 568986 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Andrew Greenhill Cameron RAFVR 126508 (NCO:1550987) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Sydney Wright RAFVR 1499893 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Adriano Alfred Robert Colonna RAFVR 1208872 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Dennis Bryant Mogg RAFVR 1394856 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Henry Lightfoot RAF 653613 [Killed]
All lie at the Aabenraa Cemetery, Denmark (GPS 55.045855 / 9.407646)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430001.shtml
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2018 21:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 09:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2019 18:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2024 07:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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