ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208234
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| Date: | Saturday 27 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:28 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4322 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Langenhagen, north of Hannover, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
Hit by heavy Flak units.
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: SR-U
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant William Bell RAFVR 1134764 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George Edward Moore RAF 529282 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Frank Prosperine RCAF J/16407 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant George Wilson RAFVR 1349775 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Shields Priestley RAFVR 929736 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Patrick John Edwards RAFVR 1289974 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Richard Wilfred Gerald Hogan RCAF R/79184 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/23231-W43221943-03-28.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4322
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2018 17:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Mar-2018 18:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Mar-2024 08:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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