ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209277
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:18 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4951 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | towards Maubeuge, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Rudolf Altendorf of the 2./NJG 4, flying Bf 110 3C+EK from Florennes airfield, Belgium.
Target: Stuttgart
Call Sign: SR-O or SR-P
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Robert Gordon Hamilton RAFVR 1043580 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Frank Wood RAFVR 1149392 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Henry Eifion Clement RAFVR 127970 (NCO:1316016 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 October, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Aaron Ottolangui RAFVR 1391065 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Joseph Leadbetter Cartmell RAFVR 1129644 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Peter Donovan Steed RAFVR 1307887 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant George William Henry Northover RAFVR 1601428 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3828
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2018 17:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2024 06:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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