ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51941
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:10 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4784 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 1 km north of Spakenburg, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Fritz Kruse of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Dortmund
Call Sign: SR-E
Takeoff time: 22:05
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. W. Nicholson 919205 RAF Runnymede Memorial 160
Flight engineer Sgt. B.W. Squires 654516 RAF Runnymede Memorial 165
Navigator P/O. N. Ainsworth 49737 RAF Runnymede Memorial 122
Bomb aimer F/O. H.K. Wainer 126745 RAF Runnymede Memorial 130
Wo ag Sgt. G. Eastwood 1078947 RAF Runnymede Memorial 148
Air gunner Sgt. G. Brick 1580102 RAF Runnymede Memorial 143
Air gunner Sgt. D.W. Rowley 1434822 RAF Runnymede Memorial 163
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2264&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-May-2018 07:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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