ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20237
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 September 1941 |
| Time: | 01:24 LT |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7388 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schönfeld Airfield, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham |
| RAF North Luffenham |
Airborne 2030 2Sep41 for mission to Berlin. W/Cdr Valentine, Sqn. CO attempted morale-boosting low-level raid by senior crew. The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by the 1./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 321 (Flakgruppe Berlin-Süd) over Berlin. Gp/Cpt Barrett, the Station Commander, went along as passenger.
Crew:
Pilot:W/Cdr 05208 George Engebret Valentine DSO RAF killed.
Pilot:Flt/Lt 39732 Alan Bruce Harrison DSO RAF killed.
Pax:Gp/Cpt John Francis Tufnell Barrett DSO & Bar, DFC 43 RAF killed.
Wop/AG:Sgt 749418 Ernest Edward Dowse 26 RAFVR killed.
Wop/AG:Sgt 942995 James Ernest Nicholson RAFVR killed.
AG:Sgt 401806 Walter Duncan Hamer 21 RNZAF killed.
AG:F/O 77116 Lawrence Duckworth 27 RAFVR killed.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 02:44 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Feb-2012 01:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2013 05:00 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Mar-2020 14:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2022 00:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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