ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51874
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| Date: | Monday 17 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:53 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED865 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gilze-Rijen Airfield, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
| RAF Scampton |
On its way to the Sorpe Dam in the Dams Raid, ED865 was shot down by Flak (light Flak of the 5./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 442 and the 3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 848). P/O.L.J.Burpee, Sgt G.Peglor, Sgt T.Jaye, P/O L.G.Weller, Sgt R.Arthur, Sgt N.Long and F/Sgt J.G.Brady all lost their lives.
The seven crew members are buried at the Bergen op Zoom cemetery.
Call Sign: AJ-S
Takeoff time: 00:11
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2331&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Mar-2009 21:03 | VH-KDK | Updated |
| 01-May-2010 23:10 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 00:39 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 16-May-2018 06:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2022 05:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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