ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265141
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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:09 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV221 |
| MSN: | PM-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mahlerten, Nordstemmen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:34 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was shot up by Hauptmann Friedrich Karl Müller of the Stab/JG 300, who was flying an Fw 190 A-6; crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader John Herbert "Jake" Kennard DFC RAF 40715 [Killed] (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 May, 1938)
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant John Edward Griffiths Aston DFM RAFVR 1127674 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Stanley Allan Morey DFC RAAF Aus/401074 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Ronald Norman Faulkner RAFVR 136885 [Killed] (NCO:1335416 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 March, 1943)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Thomas Coulton Latham DFM RAF 51721 [Killed] (NCO:652212 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 01 June, 1943)
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Arthur Harrison DFM RCAF J/18007 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Alan Davidson RAFVR 1355496 [Killed]
All seven rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV221&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://ww2.dk/oob/bestand/jagd/bstjg300.html
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 May 1944 | JB733 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | Loenhout, Wuustwezel, Antwerp |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2021 19:04 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Sep-2023 07:08 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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