ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208924
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| Date: | Thursday 8 April 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED351 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | at Baersdorf, south of Geldern or at Hüls, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
Hit by heavy Flak and crashed at Baersdorf, south of Geldern at 23:45 or at Hüls at 23:48.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: KM-Y
Takeoff time: 20:50
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Ivan Charles Haines RAFVR 1257965 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Stanley Richardson RAFVR 949104 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Reginald Arthur Asbury RAFVR 1241805 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Ralph Gregory Prince RAFVR 1218594 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frank Glenister Ward RAFVR 1020872 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Edwin Strandberg RCAF R/134019 : Commission Gazetted Friday 18 December, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Louis John Yeo RAFVR 1314128 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/26177-ED3511943-04-09.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED351
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2018 08:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Aug-2018 19:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 06-Oct-2018 10:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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