ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206818
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| Date: | Sunday 28 February 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED467 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Saint-Nazaire or in sea near Île de Groix -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton |
Hit by Flak and crashed or near Saint-Nazaire at 21:30 or in the sea near Île de Groix at 21:46.
Target: Saint-Nazaire
Call Sign: EA-E
Takeoff time: 18:25
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Class II Frederick Colin Duncan RCAF R/95497 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Reginald Brookes RAFVR 1415865 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Ronald George McCracken RAFVR 126510 (NCO:1342321 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 September, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer Class II Alexander McKeen Dickie RCAF R/65419 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Herbert Kay RAFVR 1073023 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant David William Belsham RAFVR 1387037 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James Andrew Kelly RAFVR 1502127 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
http://www.49squadron.co.uk/personnel_index/detail/Duncan_FCR
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/25988-ED4671943-03-01.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2018 18:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Feb-2018 18:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 27-Feb-2018 19:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2018 04:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Feb-2024 07:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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