ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51440
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| Date: | Monday 23 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:43 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED701 |
| MSN: | PM-B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kasteel van Asten, Heusden, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz Strüning of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 or He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield.
Takeoff time: 21:39
Crew:
Pilot W/O K. Breckon DFM 1093893 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Flight engineer Sgt. W.J. Wearn 1391460 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 7 Initially buried Venlo
Navigator F/Sgt. C.W. Jones 1375410 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Bomb aimer Sgt. T. Davison 1450992 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 1-3 Initially buried Venlo
Wo ag Sgt. J. Harwood 1231532 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 6 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. W.H. Austin 778987 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 5 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. A.E. Lefort 1384549 RAF Jonkerbos 16 B 4 Initially buried Venlo
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2844&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Aug-2018 14:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2018 11:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 08:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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