ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240310
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:39 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND629 |
| MSN: | PM-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 km north of Ahaus, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
| Dortmund |
Take off at 22:34 hrs for an operation against Dortmund in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Wilhelm Henseler of the 1./NJG 1, who was flying a Heinkel He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands. Credited as his 9th victory.
The crew were initially buried in Stadtlohn Cemetery. Reinterred 10 March 1947.
Crew
Pilot: J/19622 Plt Off William James Donald Charles RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 23 Row C Grave 16.
Flight Engineer: 1874595 Sgt Augustus Ernest Lee - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 23 Row 16 Collective Grave 12-14.
Navigator: J/28272 Fg Off Owen Wright RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 23 Row 16 Collective Grave 12-14.
Bomb Aimer: 27157 Fg Off Lancelot Stanley Kennedy RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 23 Row C Grave 15.
Wireless Operator: 157874 Plt Off Derek Abraham Wiener - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 23 Row 16 Collective Grave 12-14.
Mid Upper Gunner: 2210654 Sgt Vaughan Davies - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 23 Row 16 Collective Grave 12-14.
Rear Gunner: 1853068 Sgt Henry Alfred Shephard - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 23 Row 16 Collective Grave 12-14.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/charles-william.html
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 April 1943 | ED626 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | 5 km east of Hulshorst station, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 14 April 1943 | W4828 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | Saint-Mars-d'Outille, Loire |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 18 October 1943 | JB349 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | southwest of Hildesheim, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 6 March 1945 | PB563 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | Königerode/Unterharz, 15 km NNW of Sangerhausen/Unterharz. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2020 19:12 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-May-2023 05:01 | Anon. | Updated |
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