ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212043
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| Date: | Sunday 13 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:17 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4989 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Frintrop, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Hit by heavy Flak units.
Target: Bochum
Call Sign: HW-F2
Takeoff time: 23:06
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Eric Dainty DFM RAFVR 741554 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant James Addie Kinnear RAFVR 946017 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Ronald Lewis Howarth RAFVR 1132279 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Ralph Blackton Butler RAFVR 1577781 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer George May RAFVR 129022 [Killed] (NCO:1376350 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 20 October, 1942)
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Albert Lewis Payne RAFVR 1577810 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Douglas Wallace Bartholomew RAFVR 1188499 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4989
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2018 07:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2023 06:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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