ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51773
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | 03:06 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5686 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 40 km W of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Karl-Heinz Scherfling of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen airfield.
Target: Münster
Call Sign: OL-G
Takeoff time: 23:22
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader James Eric Swift DFC RAFVR 104764 (NCO:905030 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 September, 1941) [Killed] Washed up pole 13,5 near Callantsoog on 17 Jun 43
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Norman Greenwood RAF 544783 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial 151
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Cornelius Vincent Joseph Geary RAF 44485 (NCO:362381 : Commission Gazetted Friday 27 September, 1940) [Killed] Runnymede Memorial 119
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Daniel Owen Thomas RAFVR 124699 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial 129
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Christian Godfrey Miller RCAF J/10662 [Killed] Runnymede Memorial 174
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant James Joseph Anderton RAFVR 1203309 [Killed] Body found at Bergen aan Zee beach on 14 Aug 43
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Charles Arthur Nash RCAF R/90884 [Killed] Runnymede 180
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2425&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jun-2018 19:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 20:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jan-2019 10:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2022 01:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Apr-2024 18:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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