ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210443
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | W4818 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schmieringhausen, 8 km WSW of Lünen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Possibly hit by heavy Flak of the 3./schwere Flak-Abteilung 524.
Target: Dortmund
Call Sign: UV-B
Takeoff time: 22:20
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Desmond Nelson Jaekel RAAF Aus/416680 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William James Turpin RAFVR 1476394 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Sidney Michael Russ RAAF Aus/414506 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Eugene John Candish RAAF Aus/412479 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Alan Hilton RAAF Aus/412139 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Lawrence Barry RAAF Aus/20047 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant William Williams RAAF Aus/405597 [Killed]
All lie at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany (GPS 51.740880 / 6.082017)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/18287-W48181943-05-05.html
http://www.aviationheritage.org/view_aircraft.asp?id=24620
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2018 09:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-May-2018 09:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date] |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 03-May-2024 07:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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