Date:	Wednesday 14 January 1942
Time:	21:20
Type:	Avro Manchester Mk I
Owner/operator:	207 Sqn RAF
Registration:	L7309
MSN:	EM-O
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Sandelermöns, Jever, Niedersachsen -   Germany
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Bottesford
Destination airport:	Hamburg

Narrative:
Airborne 1709 14 January 1942 for mission to Hamburg. Shot down by night fighter from Wittmund airfield, Oblt Schoenert 5./NJG2 - Sandelermöns, 5km SW Jever: 3,900m at 21:20.

Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Gerald Bryan Dawkins DFM RAFVR 114248 [PoW] (NCO:741869 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 03 February, 1942)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant James Wilfred Cadman RAFVR 1016939 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Geoffrey Ernest Allan RNZAF NZ/404489 [PoW]
Crew : Sergeant Emmanuel George Robert Bestel RCAF R/70458 [PoW]
Crew : Flight Lieutenant Patrick James Edwards RAF 63086 [PoW] (NCO:924077 Commission Gazetted : Friday 25 April, 1941)
Crew : Sergeant John Mercer RAF 939719 [PoW]

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
28-May-2008 03:42	JINX	Added
24-Jun-2008 21:46	JINX	Updated
05-Jan-2016 08:18	Jixn	Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
26-Oct-2017 12:22	Red Dragon	Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Jan-2022 19:06	TigerTimon	Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
20-Aug-2022 22:25	Nepa	Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator]
14-Jan-2024 07:39	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]