ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209654
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:28 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED709 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ringkøbing Fjord, Jylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Homeward-bound from Stettin, hit by light Flak of the 3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 742.
Call Sign: HW-S
Takeoff time: 21:59
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander James George Wilson Swain MiD RAF 39136 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Thomas Carter RAF 652517 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Bernard Francis Myers RAAF Aus/411043 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Cyril Ernest Wellard RAFVR 131125 (NCO:1392101 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 26 January, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Roland Stanley Sidwell RAFVR 1197663 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Marcel Alfred Barnard Watkins RAAF Aus/420327 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Alfred Whellams RAFVR 1333520 [Killed]
Wing Commander James George Wilson Swain is burried at Esbjerg, Denmark.
F/Lt. Bernard Francis Myers and P/O Cyril Ernest Wellard are burried at Lemvig, Denmark.
The 4 other crew have no known grave.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430040.shtml
Faldne allierde flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2018 07:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2024 16:36 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2024 06:51 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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