ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210190
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| Date: | Saturday 1 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED451 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wulfen, Dorsten, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Hit by Flak based in the VI. Luftgau (greater Münster area).
Target: Essen
Call Sign: ZN-O
Takeoff time: 23:55
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Sydney Abel RAFVR 1335643 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Gordon Alderson RCAF R/89283 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Vincent Anthony Nono RAFVR 127018 (NCO:1386501 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 September, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Stanley Plaskett RAFVR 145328 (NCO:1146224 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 29 June, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Charles Malcolm Harrower RAFVR 1377395 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Alfred Lionel Barber RAFVR 1200694 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Douglas Brown RAFVR 1004817 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://aircrewremembered.com/abel-sydney.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2018 10:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 21:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2024 07:16 | Rob Davisr | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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