ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207968
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| Date: | Monday 22 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:58 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED375 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Saint-Nazaire -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
Hit by Flak.
Target: Saint-Nazaire
Call Sign: SR-V
Takeoff time: 18:45
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant George Raymond Lewis RAFVR 1230404 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Rishton RAFVR 1066150 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant John Conroy RAFVR 1078040 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer / Navigator : Flying Officer John Leslie Metcalfe RAFVR 127290 (NCO:1451226 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 October, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Henry Sibley RAFVR 1383168 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Richard Jeffery RAFVR 1314398 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Eric Davies RAFVR 1490509 [Killed]
Sources:
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/23330-ED3751943-03-23.html
http://www.156squadron.com/101display_missionhdr.asp?MissionId=342
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED375
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2018 10:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Mar-2024 07:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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