ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265203
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 September 1943 |
| Time: | 01:20 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA965 |
| MSN: | SR-K2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | about 2 kms southeast of RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:37 hrs for an operation against Hannover in Germany.
Upon return, shot down by the crew of Oberleutnant Rudolf Abrahamczik & Oberfeldwebel Walter Borlik of the 14./KG 2, who had taken off from Fliegerhorst Schiphol at 00:28 hrs (local time) in Messerschmitt Me 410 A-1 U5+LE.
The crew members of JA965 were:
Sergeant John Derek Gulliver (1602960) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber)
Sergeant Philip Leslie Hands (1608994) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant Sidney Harris (1451522) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant Thomas Carmichael Kerr (1324340) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Pilot Officer Rex Vinitius Liersch (9027) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant Philip Meredith (122826) (RAFVR) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Sergeant William John Phillips (1811870) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Pilot Officer Desmond Wallace Skipper (155489) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
R.I.P.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://highgate-rsl.org.au/afcraaf-roll/liersch-rex-vinitius-9027/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 November 1943 | LM370 | 101 Sqn RAF | 8 | Schoonebeekerveld, Weiteveen, Drenthe |  |
w/o |
| 6 November 1944 | PB692 | 101 Sqn RAF | 7 | Wanne-Eickel, Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2021 19:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
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