ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209633
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:28 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED818 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vresen Ø in the Store Bælt -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby |
Homeward-bound from Stettin, hit by light Flak of the 1./leichte Flak-Abteilung 985.
Call Sign: PH-Y
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader John Colverd Richards RAF 37480 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Harold Vivian Durrant RAF 577654 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Gordon Francis Jones RAFVR 128518 (NCO:1338948 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 November, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Laurence Arthur Rummery RAFVR 1321620 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Fergus Thomas Peake RAFVR 1029848 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Wallace James Colwill RAFVR 1600059 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Robert Pickering Cryer RAFVR 143859 (NCO:1087286 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 June, 1943) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430034.shtml
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2018 20:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Oct-2018 18:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2024 06:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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