ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49622
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| Date: | Thursday 23 November 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 195 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK683 |
| MSN: | A4-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea W of Walcheren, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wratting Common, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 12:56 hrs for an operation to Gelsenkirchen (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany).
Six crew members are missing in action:
Pilot F/O. E.D. Levens 150453 RAF / buried at Blankenberge Communal Cemetery in Belgium
Flight Engineer Sgt. E.T.J. Keay 1896361 RAF / Runnymede Memorial 232
Navigator F/Sgt. J.A. Etheridge 1457188 RAF / Runnymede Memorial 217
Bomb Aimer F/O. P.F. McDonald 154199 RAF / Runnymede Memorial 207
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. S. Darroch 1342842 RAF / Runnymede Memorial 216
Air Gunner Sgt. T.M. Ward 1824912 RAF / Runnymede Memorial 239
Air Gunner Sgt. R.H. Morris 188459 RAF / Runnymede Memorial 212
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4712&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.lancaster-archive.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jan-2009 21:22 | larry617 | Updated |
| 21-Oct-2019 08:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2019 08:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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