ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213971
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 1943 |
| Time: | 02:02 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA696 |
| MSN: | DX-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 km north of Nindorf, Klein-Nindorf, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Hit by heavy Flak, exploded and crashed.
Takeoff time: 00:07
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Anthony Charles Browning RAFVR 1219663 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant James Edward Maddock RAF 635352 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant John Frederick Hallett RAF 658907 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Cecil George Hill RAFVR 132380 [Killed] (NCO:1322008 Commission Gazetted : Saturday 17 October, 1942)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Joseph Smith RAFVR 958374 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Wilfred Marlow RAFVR 1177760 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Vincent Bragg RAFVR 1735039 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA696
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 January 1944 | JB681 | 57 Sqn RAF | 7 | Luhme, Rheinsberg, Brandenburg | |
w/o |
| 23 May 1944 | NE127 | 57 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Groningen City, Groningen prv |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2018 21:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 29-Sep-2018 19:02 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2023 17:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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