ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51635
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| Date: | Friday 9 July 1943 |
| Time: | 00:40 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED697 |
| MSN: | SR-V2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westerschelde SW of Vlissingen, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna |
| Köln, Germany |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz-Martin Hadeball of the 12./NJG 4 (detached to 2./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield. Also claimed by Flak, victory Oblt. Hadeball later confirmed by the Luftwaffe.
Takeoff time: 22:22
Crew:
Pilot F/Lt. R.C. Fleming 413113 RAAF Runnymede Memorial 187
Flight engineer Sgt. A.A. Sharman 1329764 RAF Runnymede Memorial 164
Navigator Sgt. F.W.A. Powell 1391524 RAF Runnymede Memorial 162
Bomb aimer Sgt. J.G. Barrett 932772 RAF Runnymede Memorial 141
Wo ag Sgt. S.R. Conneff 1085201 RAF Runnymede Memorial 145
Air gunner Sgt. D.A. Stevenson 929350 RAF Runnymede Memorial 165
Air gunner Sgt. J.W. Johnson R/117549 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 180
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2649&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jul-2018 11:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2022 07:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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