ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51726
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:38 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM325 |
| MSN: | SR-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nijmegen - Beuningen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna |
| Mülheim an der Ruhr |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Werner Baake of the 1./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. R.A. Waterhouse 1338722 RAF Uden War Cem 5 E 2
Flight engineer Sgt. J. Osborne 1539830 RAF Uden War Cem 5 F 11
Navigator F/O. T.B. Tomkins 131897 RAF Uden War Cem 5 F 12
Bomb aimer Sgt. E.A. Williams 1529904 RAF Survived POW
Wo ag Sgt. E. Smith 1312690 RAF Uden War Cem 5 F 13
Air gunner Sgt. R.B. Cooper 1335912 RAF Uden War Cem 5 E 3
Air gunner Sgt. V. Sugden 1481508 RAF Uden War Cem 5 E 1
Jack Osborne is remembered on a plaque placed on a family grave in Hindley Cemetery, Wigan, Greater Manchester. See source 6.
Sources:
1. Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
2. SGLO database
3. - Air Britain: RAF Aircraft LA100 - LZ999, published 1991
Incorrect location in this list.
4. http://www.eightminutestobeuningen.com/in-memory/4564499810
5. http://www.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/23-06-2016-nieuw-monument-voor-lancaster-lm325-sglo-t2553-onthuld/
6. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/92061
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 December 1942 | W4782 | 101 Sqn RAF | 3 | field at Novrup, Esbjerg, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
| 23 September 1943 | JA977 | 101 Sqn RAF | 6 | Grigy, Metz, Moselle 57 |  |
w/o |
| 4 May 1944 | LM467 | 101 Sqn RAF | 8 | Voué, Aube département | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Dec-2011 06:19 | Uli Elch | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2012 11:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 16-Jul-2016 08:33 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2016 19:28 | Anon. | Updated [Time] |
| 23-Jun-2018 08:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2023 09:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
| 22-Jun-2023 14:15 | Richard | Updated [[[Operator, Operator]]] |
| 24-Jun-2023 17:22 | Richard | Updated [[[[Operator, Operator]]]] |
| 04-Jul-2023 14:28 | Richard | Updated [[[[[Operator, Operator]]]]] |
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