ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208922
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| Date: | Thursday 8 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4156 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Bislich and Diersfordt, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: ZN-
Takeoff time: 21:05
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer John Lawrence Irvine RAFVR 144005 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Sidney Cordery RAF 570212 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Francis Andrew Smith RAFVR 1380953 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Lawrence James Tate RAFVR 1575776 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Frederick William George Limbrick RAAF Aus/408725 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Leslie James Hemus RAFVR 1232887 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Wilfred Gerald Harvey RAFVR 1314276 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/22443-W41561943-04-09.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2018 08:11 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Oct-2018 12:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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