ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210016
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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:10 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4898 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Øresund strait 1 km east of Drogden -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Hit by heavy Flak of the MAA 508.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Target area: Southern part of Øresund
Call Sign: QR-F
Takeoff time: 20:36
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Michael De Beauchamp Collenette DFM RAFVR 742200 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Jack Norman RAF 541519 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Ian Ronald Robertson RAAF Aus/404657 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Reginald Donovan Mix RCAF J/17075 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Nathaniel Robert Gyles RAAF Aus/401236 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Franklin Guy Moore RCAF R/119531 : Commission Gazetted Saturday 21 March, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Arthur William Bond RAFVR 1301892 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430043.shtml
Faldne allierede flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2018 10:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 08:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Apr-2024 16:25 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2024 18:50 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Apr-2024 06:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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