ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220230
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 December 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 514 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS821 |
| MSN: | JI-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Dutch coast -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach |
Takeoff at 17:02 for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was hit by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Karl-Heinz Scherfling of the 12./NJG 1 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden or Bergen airfield) at 22:42 hrs. The pilot probably ditched the aircraft on the sea.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Louis Greenburgh DFC & bar RAF 49803
Flight Engineer : Sergeant L Weddle RAF
Navigator : Sergeant P G Butler RAF
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant D L Bayment RAF
Wireless Operator : Sergeant G H Stromburg RAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant F J Carey RAF
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant C A Drake RAF
All rescued by an ASR launch, and taken to safety.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS821
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2018 18:19 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Dec-2018 18:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2018 19:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2022 06:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Dec-2023 08:09 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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