ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210443
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | W4818 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schmieringhausen, 8 km WSW of Lünen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Possibly hit by heavy Flak of the 3./schwere Flak-Abteilung 524.
Target: Dortmund
Call Sign: UV-B
Takeoff time: 22:20
Crew:
Pilot: F/Sgt DESMOND NELSON JAEKEL, RAAF 416680 (Killed)
Crew: Sgt WILLIAM JAMES TURPIN, RAFVR 1476394 (Killed)
Crew: P/O SIDNEY MICHAEL RUSS, RAAF 414506 (Killed)
Crew: F/Sgt EUGENE JOHN CANDISH, RAAF 412479 (Killed)
Crew: F/Sgt ALAN HILTON, RAAF 412139 (Killed)
Crew: F/Sgt JOHN LAWRENCE BARRY, RAAF 20047 (Killed)
Crew: F/Sgt WILLIAM WILLIAMS, RAAF 405597 (Killed)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/18287-W48181943-05-05.html
http://www.aviationheritage.org/view_aircraft.asp?id=24620
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2018 09:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-May-2018 09:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date] |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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