ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218183
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1943 |
| Time: | 18:26 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA932 |
| MSN: | MG-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Oudeschild and Brakestein, Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Heinz Vinke of the 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Target: Berlin
Takeoff time: 17:16
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. G.W. Tindle 417128 RNzAF Den Burg K 2 46
Flight engineer Sgt. A.D. West 939187 RAF Den Burg K 2 42
Navigator Sgt. C.H. Hollingsworth 1579315 RAF Den Burg K 2 47
Bomb aimer Sgt. J. Forrest 1390229 RAF Den Burg K 2 48
Wireless op Sgt. J.H. Pepper 1375738 RAF Den Burg K 2 43
Air gunner Sgt. F.W. Harris 1024179 RAF Den Burg K 2 45
Air gunner Sgt. G.W. Smith 1813182 RAF Den Burg K 2 44
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3108&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 August 1943 | JA850 | 7 Sqn RAF | 8 | Sassenay, Saône-et-Loire |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2018 13:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Nov-2018 19:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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