ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214126
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| Date: | Sunday 8 August 1943 |
| Time: | 02:57 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV196 |
| MSN: | ZN-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vandenesse-en-Auxois, Côte-d'Or -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Hans-Wolfgang von Niebelschütz of the 5./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 G-4 or Do 217N, probably from Dijon-Longvic airfield.
Takeoff time: 21:04
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Frank George Wodehouse RAFVR 129565 [Killed] (NCO:1332753 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 17 November, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant T H Adams RAF 908221 [Evaded]
Navigator : Sergeant J Windiate RAF 131765 [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant John Cole RAFVR 1575873 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant H L Nielson RAF [Evaded]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Alfred Roy Kidley RAF 1389004 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer D F McGourlick RAAF Aus/13457 [Evaded]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV196
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2018 20:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Aug-2018 20:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Aug-2018 05:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 21:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 07-Aug-2023 07:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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