ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206866
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| Date: | Monday 1 March 1943 |
| Time: | 23:44 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4880 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bookhorn, Ganderkesee, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Hit by Flak.
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: PM-H
Takeoff time: 18:51
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Gilbert William Stanhope RAF 70877 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robert Frazer RAFVR 972338 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Harry Clinton Pulley RCAF J/13142 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Philip Smart RAFVR 945683 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Leslie Hunt RAFVR 1214081 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Douglas Foley RAFVR 918300 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James Dennis Williams RCAF R/130791 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/22742-W48801943-03-02.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4880
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2018 19:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Mar-2024 08:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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