ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75699
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| Date: | Saturday 4 September 1943 |
| Time: | 02:33 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | EE138 |
| MSN: | AR-E2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | marshy ground near Stadil, Tim, Midtjylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Binbrook (EGXB) |
| Binbrook (EGXB) |
Takeoff at 19:58 hrs local time for an operation against Berlin.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Leutnant Karl Rechberger of the 12./NJG 3 based at Grove airfield, who was flying Junkers Ju 88 C-6 D5+AX.
With a violent explosion the aircraft fell to earth, greatly disappearing in a water filled hole.
The crew which consisted of S/Ldr Carl R. Kelaher RAAF, W/O Ewin C. Carthew RAAF, W/O Cyril R. Walsh RAAF, F/O Sydney M. Forrester RAAF, Sgt John C. Coombes RAF, Sgt Herbert Freeman Jowett RAF, Sgt Arthur Rolfe RAF and Sgt Ernest A. C. Thirkettle RAF perished and remains in the aircraft to this day.
Due to not being officially laid to rest the whole crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430089.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
local papers
http://www.ee138.net/
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft EA100 - EZ999, published 2010
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1944 | LL957 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 6 | Roggel, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 30 August 1944 | PB379 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 0 | Svensköp, Skåne |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2010 23:18 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 05-Sep-2011 11:25 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2011 10:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 05:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 05:41 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 10-Jan-2012 16:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 13-Aug-2020 13:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2020 13:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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