ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50905
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 February 1944 |
| Time: | 22:50 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND363 |
| MSN: | PM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee off Oosterend, Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 17:10 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
On return, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Kurt Matzak of the 12./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Herbert Berry RAFVR 140907 (NCO:1294471 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 March, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flying Officer Kenneth Wilcock RAF 52813 (NCO:573680 : Commission Gazetted Friday 17 September, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Squadron Leader Harold Lester Lindo RCAF J/4762 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Kenneth Leslie Atkins RAFVR 144756 (NCO:1162492 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 June, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer William Edward Mitton RAFVR 1053665 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer Jack Celtic Southey RAFVR 160096 (NCO:778883 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 October, 1943) [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant James John Peacock RAFVR 1318159 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3415&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 January 1943 | W4340 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 40 km N of Den Helder, Noord-Holland | |
mis |
| 26 July 1943 | JA855 | 103 Sqn RAF | 5 | 'Cleefswit' estate, Elsendorp, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 22 March 1944 | ND329 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | Frankfurt-Rödelheim, Hessen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Dec-2019 16:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2019 16:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Feb-2024 07:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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