ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209501
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:28 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | ED711 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Hit by heavy Flak unit 3./schwere Flak-Abteilung 902 (Eisb.).
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: UV-U
Takeoff time: 20:59
Crew:-
Pilot : P/O David Edward White DFM RAAF Aus/408896 [Killed]
2/Pilot : Sgt James Scott Stewart RAAF Aus/409331 [Killed]
F/E : Sgt Bruce Knilands RAAF Aus/9431 [Killed]
Nav : P/O William Roy Kenneth Charlton RAAF Aus/411121 [Killed]
B/A : F/S Francis Henry Ward DFM RAAF Aus/411207 [Killed]
W/Op : P/O Alfred Kenneth Parker RAAF Aus/412265 [Killed]
M/U : F/S Alan Keilier Smith RAFVR 1378794 [Killed]
R/G : F/S Robert Henry Baker RAAF Aus/401730 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/18364-ED7111943-04-17.html
https://www.ozatwar.com/knilands.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 10:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2022 08:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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