ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51831
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:36 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM320 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vlodrop, Limburg. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby, UK |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: FZ-C
Takeoff time: 23:23
Crew:
Pilot S/L. P.R. Turgel DFC 42542 RAF Jonkerbos 24 C 8-9 initially buried at Venlo
Flight engineer P/O. I.A. Wynn 146838 RAF Jonkerbos 24 C 8-9 initially buried at Venlo
Navigator F/O. H.N. Petts J/22555 RCAF Jonkerbos 18 E 6 initially buried at Venlo
Bomb aimer F/O. G. Russel 131938 RAF Jonkerbos 18 E 5 initially buried at Venlo
Wo ag F/O. J.M. Marnoch 129522 RAF Jonkerbos 24 C 8-9 initially buried at Venlo
Air gunner F/O. D. Harvey 133456 RAF Jonkerbos 24 C 8-9 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. J. Hudson 1457263 RAF Jonkerbos 24 C 8-9 initially buried at Venlo
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2373&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft LA100 - LZ999, published 1991
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Dec-2011 06:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2012 11:43 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 24-May-2018 16:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2018 16:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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