ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231442
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| Date: | Thursday 27 January 1944 |
| Time: | 23:10 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB724 |
| MSN: | OL-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sautour, Philippeville, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 17:52 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Major Wilhelm Herget of the Stab I./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Florennes airfield.
Crew:
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Selwyn Henry Alcock RAFVR 88402 (NCO:955422 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 31 December, 1940) Killed
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Stanley Bullamore RAFVR 1591602 Killed
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Eric Wilfred Sargent RAFVR 114047 (NCO:929124 : Commission Gazetted Wednesday 03 February, 1943) Killed
Navigator : Flying Officer Robert Hartny Adamson RCAF J/16256 Killed
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Lieutenant Leslie George Davis RAFVR 120736 (NCO:1375326 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 June, 1942) Killed
Mid-Upper Gunner : Warrant Officer Victor George Osterloh RAFVR 548094 Killed
Rear Gunner : Flight Lieutenant William Henry Hewson RAAF Aus/411704 Killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB724
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-bij-sautour
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1944 | ND551 | 83 Sqn RAF | 6 | Westerhoven, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 13 August 1944 | PB230 | 83 Sqn RAF | 5 | Hodenhagen, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 15:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Dec-2019 20:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Jan-2024 09:30 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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