ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208925
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| Date: | Thursday 8 April 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED568 |
| 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 Grimsby |
Hit by heavy Flak and crashed at Baersdorf, south of Geldern at 23:45 or at Hüls at 23:48.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: -T
Takeoff time: 21:30
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader John Arnott McKinnon RCAF J/4965 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Stanley Frederick Walter Chappell RAF 625153 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Ronald Spencer Sweetlove RAFVR 1029829 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Richard James Bruce Montigue RAFVR 1331520 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Harry Jenkinson RAFVR 1025847 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Cyril James Grimshaw RAF 649407 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Maurice Henry Knowles RAFVR 1575223 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/23434-ED5681943-04-09.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED568
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2018 08:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Aug-2018 19:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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