ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51789
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | 00:41 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED786 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oosterschelde near Schelphoek, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Reinhard Kollak of the 7./NJG 4 (detached to 1./NJG 1), flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+EH from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: HW-P
Takeoff time: 22:27
Crew:
Pilot S/L. J.R. Manahan DFC 41443 RAF Runnymede Memorial
Co-Pilot W/C. R.A.I. Harrison 36029 RAF Bergen op Zoom 4 C 10
Flight engineer Sgt. R.E. Longster 546539 RAF Runnymede Memorial
Navigator F/O. L.J. Collins 129356 RAF Bergen op Zoom 4 C 9
Bomb aimer P/O. G. McVitty 131165 RAF Bergen op Zoom 4 C 12 Washed up near Schelphoek 25 Jun 43
Wo ag Sgt. J.H. Mitchell 1210334 RAF Bergen op Zoom 4 C 8
Air gunner Sgt. F.H. Martin 1577953 RAF Bergen op Zoom 4 C 11
Air gunner Sgt. W.G. Watts 1260942 RAF Bergen op Zoom 20 A 8 Washed up near Schelphoek 25 Jun 43
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2426&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jun-2018 07:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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