ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141776
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| Date: | Thursday 16 September 1943 |
| Time: | 03:15 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA898 |
| MSN: | KC-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Recke and Obersteinbeck, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby (EGXC) |
Hit by light Flak of the 1., 2. & 5./leichte Flak-Abteilung 747 (Flak Untergruppe Rheine) and leichte Flak-Abteilung 989 (Flak Untergruppe Münster).
The aircraft was on a low-level raid to the Dortmund-Ems-Kanal (Ladbergen).
Takeoff time: 23:59
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Harold Sydney Wilson RAFVR 118566 [Killed] (NCO:1272523 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 June, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Thomas William Johnson RAF 52112 [Killed] (NCO:612035 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 July, 1943)
Navigator : Flying Officer James Alexander Rodger RAFVR 121558 [Killed] (NCO:1070106 Commission Gazetted : Friday 10 July, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer George Henry Coles RCAF J/16476 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class I Lloyd Mieyette RCAF R/107619 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Eric Hornby RAFVR 1304938 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Clifford Morrell Knox RAFVR 1029237 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Trevor Herrington Payne RAFVR 1257191 [Killed]
It is not known why Wilson was not selected for the Dams Raid operation, although two crews are mentioned in some narratives as being sick and not available for duty.
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft JA100 - JZ999, published 1990
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA898
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2012 14:29 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 09:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2013 18:43 | MICHAEL MORENO | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2018 09:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Sep-2023 06:51 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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