ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208838
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| Date: | Sunday 4 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:50 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED696 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km northeast of Großenaspe, south of Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Wilhelm Kurreck of the 8./NJG 3, flying a Bf 110 from Stade or Lüneburg airfield.
Target: Kiel
Call Sign: WS-T
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant John Harvey Courtney Walsh RAFVR 778564 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Herbert Llewelyn Jones RAF 570542 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Ronald Edward Raven RAFVR 144762 (NCO:1383294 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 June, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Kennedy Emslie Fraser RAFVR 126958 (NCO:1561581 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 17 November, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Thomas Wilfred Telfer RCAF R/106683 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer Stuart Melbourne Hobson RAF 49285 (NCO:551619 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 August, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Eric Sharpe Wood RAFVR 953122 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://dambustersblog.com/category/william-tytherleigh/
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2018 16:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 19:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2024 06:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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