ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217827
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JB226 |
| MSN: | LQ-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hochspeyer, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Günther Bahr of the 3./NJG 6, flying Bf 110 G-4 2Z+LL from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
The Lancaster was on an operation to Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
Takeoff time: 17:30
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Richard Henry Larson RCAF J/19262 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Thomas Thomson RAFVR 1556094 [Killed]
Navigator : Lieutenant (Army) James M K Pedersen USAAF O-886137 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Robert Douglas Mutch RCAF J/19183 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Blackburn Errington RAFVR 1080349 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Edwin Florence Uren RCAF R/180464 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Joseph Paul Henri Dube RCAF R/55961 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB226
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2018 08:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Nov-2018 10:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Nov-2023 08:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2023 08:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Destination airport] |
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