ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209662
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:23 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | W4956 |
| MSN: | UV-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | claim location: Gedser harbour, Sjælland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Rudolf Schoenert of the Stab II./NJG 5, flying Do 217J C9+CC from Parchim airfield.
Target: Stettin
Takeoff time: 21:35
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Walter Frank Pridgeon RAAF Aus/409221 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Charles Albert Willis RAFVR 1394695 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Ralph Edmund Dollar RAAF Aus/416552 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Peter Murchison Mackenzie RAAF Aus/411469 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Frederick Albert Solly RAFVR 1384232 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Russell Jesse Chapman RAFVR 1522573 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Robert Samuel King RAAF Aus/409146 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4956
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2018 09:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 21-Apr-2018 09:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Nov-2018 08:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2024 11:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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