ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51859
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| Date: | Monday 24 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:01 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED970 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 40 km W of Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, UK |
The plane, on a bombing mission to Dortmund, Germany, was shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Heinz Vinke of the 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen airfield. Three bodies were washed ashore.
The bodies of the other four deceased crew members were never found.
Call Sign: DX-
Takeoff time: 22:35
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. A.R. leslie 155139 RAF Runnymede Memorial 156
Flight engineer Sgt. H. Kleiner 1455874 RAF Leeuwarden 24 32 Washed up 10 Aug 43
Navigator P/O. J.R. Morton 129500 RAF Runnymede Memorial 132
Bomb aimer Sgt. F. Hemingway 1392967 RAF Runnymede Memorial 153
Wo ag Sgt. A.K. Henderson 1125769 RAF Runnymede Memorial 153
Air gunner Sgt. P. Daly 551847 RAF Nes Ameland D 13 8 Washed up Ameland 25 Jun 43
Air gunner Sgt. W.J. Bennett 927900 RAF Terschelling 96 Washed up Terschelling 24 Jun 43
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2359&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.626-squadron.co.uk/willem18.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Feb-2015 11:07 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2018 16:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Jan-2019 10:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2022 22:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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