ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210761
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1943 |
| Time: | 23:57 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED693 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Messingen, 7 km ESE of Lingen, Ems, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Hans-Heinz Augenstein of the 7./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.
Target: Plzeň
Call Sign: VN-
Takeoff time: 21:59
Crew:
AG W/O Class II R/114904 William Bruce Nichol RCAF, Grave Ref. 15.F. 12 and
AG 1323253 Sgt. William Augustus Roberts RAFVR, Grave Ref. 15.F.11.
P/O M. Hall was interned in Stalag Luft L3 as POW# 1326
F/O T. Royds also interned in L3 as POW# 1413.
Sgt. J. G. Hanby was interned in camps L1 and also 357 as POW# 1181
Sgt. W. G. Pickens was interned in Camp L1 as POW# 1196
Sgt. C. Taylor was interned in Camp L1, L6 and L4 as POW# 1201
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/25836-ED6931943-05-14.html
No. 50 Squadron Royal Air Force In World War Two - No.50 & No.61 ... (PDF)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2018 19:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 20:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 05:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Jun-2022 05:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jun-2022 08:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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