ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52064
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 March 1943 |
| Time: | 04:27 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED596 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eefselerweg road, Lievelde, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Lt. August Geiger of the 7./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+ER from Twenthe airfield.
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: ZN-H
Takeoff time: 21:25
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Eric Lewis Hayward DFC RAFVR 86633 (NCO:741714 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 12 November, 1940) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George William Frederick Baker RAF 570635 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant John Oswald Young DFC RAFVR 61960 (NCO:959124 : Commission Gazetted Friday 04 April, 1941) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Alexander Urquhart RAF 141415 (NCO:1104500 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 April, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Eric Harry Mantle DFM and Bar RAF 141279 (NCO:959050 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 April, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Geoffrey Victor Pryor DFM RAFVR 142021 (NCO:904654 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 April, 1943) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Dennis Brown RAFVR 1549636 [Killed]
All lie at the Lichtenvoorde General Cemetery, Netherlands (GPS 51.990277 / 6.565559)
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T2155
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Mar-2018 07:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 21:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2024 08:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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