ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213826
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:40 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | ED535 |
| MSN: | AR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Flögelner Holz, northwest of Bad Bederkesa, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld of the Stab III./NJG 1 (on detachment with NJG 3), flying a Bf 110 G-4.
Takeoff time: 22:55
Crew:-Pilot : Flying Officer Alan James Johnson RAAF Aus/402507 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Sydney Frederick Norman Fox RAFVR 143802 (NCO:1264562) [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Derrick George Scruton RAF 52599 (NCO:519570) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Frederick Sydney Ralph RAFVR 149829 (NCO:1255047) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Reginald Maxwell Burcher RAAF Aus/411440 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer Clifford Timothy O'Riordan RAAF Aus/403397 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Pax Lloyd Evan Jones RAAF Aus/402508 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED535
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 1943 | DV160 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 6 | near Schellingwoude, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 25 July 1943 | W4987 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 7 | near Duhnen, Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 3 September 1943 | EE132 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 5 | Benedeneind, near Benschop, Utrecht | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2018 15:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jul-2018 15:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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