ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209066
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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:07 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED501 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Wiesbaden and Mainz, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Frankfurt
Call Sign: WS-R
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander Kenneth Brooke Farley Smith DSO Mid² RAF 36042 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Allan Gaskell Stone RAFVR 1387857 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Thomson RAFVR 1111480 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Arnold James Turner RAFVR 125631 (NCO:655976 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 August, 1942) [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Louis Stanley Fiddes RAFVR 1415512 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Roy Victor Charles Pleasance RAFVR 51285 (NCO:612692 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 April, 1943) [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flying Officer Bernard James Smith RAFVR 122746 (NCO:1379345 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 July, 1942) [Killed]
Sergeant Gordon Arthur Taylor RNZAF NZ/413283 [Killed]
Associated Pilot : Flight Sergeant W B Cowan RAF
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/27330-ED5011943-04-11.html
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york40/n1460.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2018 09:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 19:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 10-Apr-2024 06:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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