ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51093
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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5552 |
| MSN: | AS-P2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Potterweg 87, Middelharnis, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington |
Lancaster B.Mk.I R5552 "AS-P" of 166 Sqn RAF crashed 20 December 1943. Target: Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Takeoff time: 17:27. Crashed for unknown reasons, after circling around many times over the area. According to some sources, shot down by German flak. Aircraft came down at Middelharnis, Pottersweg, Goeree-Overflakkee, south west of Rotterdam and near the Haringvliet waters, Province of Zuid-Holland. All 7 crew KIA:
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Kenneth Bert Renelt RAFVR 1387475 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ernest Charles Toms RAFVR 1396656 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant James William Thompson RAFVR 1365303 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Alexander Bernard Sheddan RNZAF NZ/416210 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant John Francis Moore RAAF Aus/410689 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Leslie Allan Henson RAFVR 1563332 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant David Bernard RCAF R/151425 [Killed]
The entire crew died and is buried at Middelharnis, the Netherlands.
Sources:
1. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3238&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
2. http://wo2go.nl/category/nieuws/page/3/
3. http://home.cogeco.ca/~dswallow4/NetherlandCrashes.htm
4. Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Oct-2014 18:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2014 20:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2014 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Dec-2018 08:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2018 08:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn] |
| 20-Dec-2018 13:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-May-2021 12:02 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2023 07:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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