ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210048
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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
| Time: | 01:29 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4945 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Limfjord, 100 metres off Remmerstrand near Struer, Midtjylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Langar |
Hit by light Flak of the II. and III./2./leichte Flak-Abteilung 742.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Call Sign: EM-Z
Takeoff time: 20:55
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Kenneth Royston Rees RAFVR 930246 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George Tyler RCAF A/14063 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Patrick Alfred Kingsley Mockford RAFVR 145353 (NCO:1335429 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 June, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Thomas Edward Ellingham RAFVR 1383884 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Leonard Foulds RAFVR 136345 (NCO:1051113 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 19 January, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Stanley William Cowham RAFVR 1578147 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Alexander Wilson Cochrane RAFVR 1370576 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430051.shtml
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2018 17:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Apr-2024 06:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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