ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51830
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:35 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4998 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Melderslo, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Hit by the 1., 3. & 4./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 591.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: HW-J
Takeoff time: 23:54
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. A.T.W. Moore 413106 RNzAF Jonkerbos 24 A 8
Flight engineer W/O J.S. Wilkins 940090 RAF Survived POW
Navigator Sgt. D.C. Stone 1451978 RAF Jonkerbos 24 A 6
Bomb aimer F/Lt. S.W.J. Coventry 130536 RAF Survived evader, POW (arrested in Paris 6 Jun 43)
Wo ag F/Sgt. J.C. Wood 755138 RAF Jonkerbos 24 A 7
Air gunner Sgt. M. Keogh 1586059 RAF Jonkerbos 24 A 5
Air gunner F/Sgt. L.C. Maunsell 414318 RNzAF Jonkerbos 24 A 4
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2372&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-May-2018 19:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 22:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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