ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206821
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| Date: | Sunday 28 February 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5913 |
| 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 Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
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
Takeoff time: 18:45
Call Sign: OL-G
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Sylvester Danahy RCAF J/16385 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Clarence Edgar Tanner RAAF Aus/11689 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer John McCartney RAFVR 134650 (NCO:1365891 : Commission Gazetted Monday 05 January, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Charles Thomas Clifton RAFVR 1387289 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Glen Howard Corrie RCAF R/78953 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Henry McKenna RAFVR 1316285 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer Francis Arthur Mallett Shooter DFM RAFVR 128684 (NCO:903232 : Commission Gazetted Friday 18 September, 1942) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=83
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic2511.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2018 19:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Feb-2018 19:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 03-Nov-2018 20:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 28-Feb-2024 07:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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