Mid-air collision Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I W4819,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52189
 
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Date:Tuesday 2 February 1943
Time:21:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF
Registration: W4819
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Luyksgestel, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Waddington
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Collided with Halifax Mk II W7882 of No. 102 Squadron RAF.

Target: Köln
Call Sign: KM-G
Takeoff time: 18:18
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Ronald Hordon RAFVR 1379644 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ian Craig Traill RAFVR 986255 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Phillip Bernard Copp RAFVR 1377041 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Lisle Cox RAFVR 1030470 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Edward Charles Lawrence RCAF R/93290 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Frank Reginald William Checketts RAFVR 948084 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Edward George Harrold RAFVR 1225093 [Killed]

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2024&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
31-Jan-2018 09:28 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Feb-2018 22:02 TigerTimon Updated [Other fatalities]
20-Feb-2018 19:21 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location]
02-Feb-2024 07:42 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]

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