ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51109
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS835 |
| MSN: | KO-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kruisberg hill near Heemskerk, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 17:12 for an operation to Berlin.
Hit by Flak and exploded over the Kruisberg hill at 19:00 hrs.
Crew:
Pilot P/O. N.T. Newton DFC 416526 RNzAF Heemskerk 1 308
Flight engineer Sgt. M. Seatter 1461723 RAF Heemskerk 1 304
Navigator P/O. E.J.H. Downs 162544 RAF Heemskerk 1 307
Bomb aimer Sgt. G.A.W. Ray 1323244 RAF Heemskerk 1 309
Wo ag F/Sgt. I. Lewis 1314450 RAF Heemskerk 1 310
Air gunner Sgt. A.G.R. Cowdrey 643825 RAF Heemskerk 1 305
Air gunner Sgt. R. Hawkins 1585262 RAF Heemskerk 1 306
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3221&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Dec-2018 17:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2018 16:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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