ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215078
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4922 |
| MSN: | ZN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Possibly hit by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Lenz Finster of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands; or by heavy Flak.
Takeoff time: 19:50
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer John Taylor RAAF Aus/412735 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Phillip Roberts RAFVR 1511208 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer George Richard McCleave RAFVR 134062 [Killed] (NCO:1334342 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 09 February, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Joseph Gordon Clarke RAFVR 1230788 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant George Hutchinson Rennie Bell RAFVR 1318653 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Hugh Patrick Purdy RAFVR 1613094 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James Patrick Sheridan RAAF Aus/425810 [Killed]
F/O McCleave's brother, F/S Eric Stanley McCleave, also died on service on 10 Nov 44 with 518 Sqdn. Flight Sergeant Eric Stanley McCleave RAFVR 1324971 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4922
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1943 | ED125 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 26 June 1943 | W4367 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | IJsselmeer 20 km NW of Harderwijk, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 2 December 1943 | ED874 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | Lindenberg, Ahrensfelde, Brandenburg | |
w/o |
| 19 September 1944 | PB298 | 106 Sqn RAF | near RAF Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2018 16:45 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 21:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2023 07:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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