ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239916
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Saturday 4 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:05 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED385 |
| MSN: | ZN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | woods near Dollbergen, Uetze, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
Takeoff at 19:30 hrs local time for an operation against Berlin.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was coned by searchlights and shot down by a night fighter (in no particular order).
All seven crew members, ranging from 20-26 years of age, rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/roper-leslie.html
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1942 | R5683 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | Butterwick - Lincolnshire |  |
w/o |
| 1 August 1942 | R5604 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | Widdersdorf/Lövenich at Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 12 August 1942 | W4109 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | Koblenzer Straße, Waldesch, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
| 16 August 1942 | R5678 | 106 Sqn RAF | 8 | Düsseldorf-Lörick | |
w/o |
| 16 September 1942 | W4179 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | Laurensberg, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 19 September 1942 | R5899 | 106 Sqn RAF | 2 | sea off Danzig (Gdańsk) |  |
w/o |
| 2 October 1942 | W4768 | 106 Sqn RAF | 3 | near Krefeld-Bockum; Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 21 December 1942 | R5574 | 106 Sqn RAF | 6 | Beaufort-en-Argonne, Meuse département |  |
w/o |
| 21 December 1942 | R5914 | 106 Sqn RAF | 3 | Schaapbalie, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West Flanders |  |
w/o |
| 7 September 1943 | ED819 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | Grünwalder Forst, Bayern | |
w/o |
| 23 September 1943 | DV271 | 106 Sqn RAF | 6 | Grünstadter Berg, Neuleiningen, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2020 09:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Aug-2020 09:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2020 09:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation