ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273888
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| Date: | Friday 3 December 1943 |
| Time: | 00:35 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS851 |
| MSN: | QO-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Field past runway at RAF East Moor -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor |
| Berlin |
Aircraft was damaged by cannon and machine-gun fire from an enemy night fighter on the return flight. It finished in a field beyond the upwind end of the runway.
The crew were unhurt:-
Pilot : Flying Officer C V Wales RCAF J/6174
Flight Engineer : Sergeant J Dickinson RAF
Navigator : Flight Sergeant J S Evans RAF 1391057
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant J T Garvey RAFVR 1270708
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Howard Aplin RAFVR 1270708
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant D Thomas RAF
Rear Gunner : Flight Lieutenant G H Rainville DFM RCAF (NCO:R/15751)
Sources:
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/Dec43/Dec2~343.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ds851&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/ds851.html
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=rainville&searchfield=lastname&type=all
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=15751&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2022 20:30 | tachel | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 17:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2023 20:09 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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