ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214310
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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1943 |
| Time: | 04:03 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV186 |
| MSN: | QR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Le Bosc Robert, La Vespière, Calvados -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Shot down by Leutnant Detlef Grossfuss of the 2./JG 2, flying an Fw 190A.
The aircraft was on an operation to Milan, Italy.
Takeoff time: 20:37
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Ronald Steer RAFVR 147998 (NCO:1314720 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 17 August, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Arthur Hulmes RAFVR 977041 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Peter Miller Hamilton Salmond RAFVR 1550383 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Fred Clough RAFVR 130286 (NCO:1147859 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 December, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Henry Francis Webster RAFVR 1292688 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Robert Alexander Leslie Scott RCAF R/95664 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Joseph David Pigeau RCAF R/130299 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV186
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 1942 | R5545 | 61 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF North Luffenham |  |
w/o |
| 31 May 1942 | R5561 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Niederaußem, Bergheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 4 June 1942 | R5627 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | southern perimeter of Bad Zwischenahn airfield, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 23 June 1942 | R5517 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | between Freepsum (Krummhörn) and Groß Midlum (Hinte); Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 10 July 1943 | W4763 | 61 Sqn RAF | 1 | near the Glanestraat, Overdinkel, Losser, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
| 26 July 1943 | ED613 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Karnap, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 30 July 1943 | ED782 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 30 km northeast of Helgoland island | |
w/o |
| 3 August 1943 | JA873 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Lüneburg, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 18 August 1943 | JA900 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Greifswald, Pommern | |
w/o |
| 18 August 1943 | ED661 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Greifswald, Pommern | |
w/o |
| 23 August 1943 | DV228 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Hei- en Boeicop, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2018 09:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 08:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2018 18:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2024 09:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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