ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172388
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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 1943 |
| Time: | 20:46 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED874 |
| MSN: | ZN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lindenberg, Ahrensfelde, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Metheringham, UK |
Crashed during a bombing raid on Berlin, Germany. The entire crew of seven perished in the crash.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter Unteroffizier Hugo Fütscher of the 11./NJG 3 (flying Ju 88 C-6 D5+HW from Kopenhagen-Kastrup airfield, Denmark) and coned by searchlights.Lancaster was seen exploding at a great height by a local resident,this was written in the Air Ministry report
Sgt Harmes has no known grave, the others are buried in Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery.
Crew:
•P/O R.F.Neil KIA
•Sgt M.J.Sheryn MiD KIA
•Sgt J.F.Harmes KIA
•F/O G.L.Ashman KIA
•F/S T.J.Robertson KIA
•Sgt R.P Prothero KIA
•Sgt G.H.Stubbs KIA
R.I.P.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED874
http://www.mehrow.de/Geschichte/1900_bis_1945/RAF-Bomber/ED874_Lc_Dez43_Lindenberg.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1943 | ED125 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 26 June 1943 | W4367 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | IJsselmeer 20 km NW of Harderwijk, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 6 September 1943 | W4922 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
| 6 September 1943 | DV182 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Böchingen, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
| 19 September 1944 | PB298 | 106 Sqn RAF | near RAF Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2014 14:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Feb-2015 13:45 | H.Shaft | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 21:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Nov-2018 12:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Nov-2018 13:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2022 19:33 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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