ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52137
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| Date: | Monday 1 March 1943 |
| Time: | 23:56 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED423 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pruimendijk Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe |
Shot down at a height of 6000 meters by night fighter pilot Oblt. Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield.
(Note: also claimed by Flak ('Lancaster Ridderkerk at 00:42'), confirmation date of claim Oblt. Meurer unknown.)
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: VN-N
Takeoff time: 19:05
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. D. Thomas 655982 RAF Rotterdam LL 1 27
Flight engineer Sgt. C.H. Lewis 575832 RAF Rotterdam LL 1 28
Navigator Sgt. E.J. Gray 1391377 RAF Rotterdam LL 1 28
Bomb aimer Sgt. L.A. Ketley 1331427 RAF Rotterdam LL 2 29
Wo ag Sgt. R.S. Whitcombe 404108 RNzAF Rotterdam LL 2 31
Air gunner Sgt. R.E. Stockburn 1140185 RAF Rotterdam LL 1 26
Air gunner Sgt. J. Hughes 1175887 RAF Rotterdam LL 2 30
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2080&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Mar-2018 16:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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