ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244593
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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1942 |
| Time: | 20:37 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4307 |
| MSN: | DX-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hipstedt, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 17:59 hrs for a bombing operation against Hamburg.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Class II Bruce Allan Boyd RCAF R/88736 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Thomas Emlyn Edwards RAFVR 1312326 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Wilfrid Alderic Senez RCAF R/79111 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Fred Dyson RAFVR 1283751 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Michael Anthony Harran RAFVR 1304290 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Stanley Wilson RAFVR 1131727 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Albert Victor Woolgar RAFVR 1390366 [Killed]
All seven crew rest in the Becklingen War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4307
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 April 1943 | W4257 | 57 Sqn RAF | 7 | Near Saint-Nazaire |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2020 19:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Mar-2024 20:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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