ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209283
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED653 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lieu-dit Le Taillis Brunet, near La Marlette, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Kurt Holler of the Stab III./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217 from Juvincourt airfield.
Target: Stuttgart
Call Sign: HW-E
Takeoff time: 21:44
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Reginald James Shufflebotham RAFVR 66495 (NCO:745053 : Commission Gazetted Friday 13 June, 1941) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Geoffrey Prescott Tyrer RAF 546505 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Albert Frank Towers RAFVR 130237 (NCO:1387244 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 December, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Sidney Herbert West RAFVR 129921 (NCO:1430720 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 November, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Henry Nunn RAFVR 1202182 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Peter Henry Russell Hunt RAFVR 913763 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant George Edgar Pascoe RAFVR 1585869 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=352
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2018 19:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2024 06:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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