ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210051
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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED408 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baltic Sea 3 km west of Łeba, pomorskie -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby |
Hit by Flak of (probably) the Flak-Regiment 62 in target area 'Spinach' (Danzig Bay).
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Call Sign: PH-A
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant George Elsworthy RAFVR 1315743 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Edward Alexander Pye RAF 621910 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Basil Vernon Lancelot Veira DFC RCAF J/10677 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer James Love Haddow RAFVR 143857 (NCO:1341977 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 June, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant William Edwin Freeman RAFVR 1311073 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Cecil William Sinclair Downes RAFVR 989136 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Richard Columba Grant RAFVR 930059 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/26923-ED4081943-04-29.html
http://www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk/lemvig/
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2018 17:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Apr-2018 17:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2018 18:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Apr-2024 06:51 | Rob Davis | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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