ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52104
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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:25 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED449 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maas river near Well, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oblt. Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield. crash site east bank of Maas river.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: VN-T
Takeoff time: 19:40
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. F. Ward R/105321 RCAF Jonkerbos 24 C 2 Initially buried Venlo
Flight engineer Sgt. R. Wilson 1104498 RAF Jonkerbos 24 C 6 Initially buried Venlo
Navigator Sgt. F. Stephens 1318904 RAF Jonkerbos 24 C 1 Initially buried Venlo
Bomb aimer Sgt. R. Heslop 1501112 RAF Jonkerbos 24 C 4 Initially buried Venlo
Wireless op F/Sgt. A. Allen 523635 RAF Jonkerbos 24 C 7 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. V.R.D. Kissick R/106357 RCAF Jonkerbos 24 C 3 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. R.J. Jenkins 1314184 RAF Jonkerbos 24 C 5 Initially buried Venlo
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2112&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Mar-2018 08:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 20:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 01:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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