ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52370
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:15 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED973 |
| MSN: | HW-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grashoek near Helden, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Günther Radusch of the Stab II./NJG 3 (detached to 3./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Oberhausen
Takeoff time: 23:26
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. R.E.S. Weddell 1385532 RAF Jonkerbos 16 A 9 Initially buried Venlo
Flight engineer Sgt. A. Boydell 1486601 RAF Jonkerbos 16 A 8 Initially buried Venlo
Navigator Sgt. A.R. Veitch 1516659 RAF Jonkerbos 16 A 5-7 Initially buried Venlo
Bomb aimer Sgt. W. Cram 1533234 RAF Jonkerbos 16 A 5-7 Initially buried Venlo
Wo ag Sgt. G.A. Mason 1385000 RAF Jonkerbos 16 A 5-7 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. D.G.M. Ofield 1457209 RAF Jonkerbos 16 A 5-7 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. E.B. Stevenson R/129380 RCAF Jonkerbos 16 B 9 Initially buried Venlo
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
Pilot Sgt. R.E.S. Weddell 1385532 RAF Jonkerbos 16 A 9 Initially buried Venlo
Flight engineer Sgt. A. Boydell 1486601 RAF Jonkerbos 16 A 8 Initially buried Venlo
Navigator Sgt. A.R. Veitch 1516659 RAF Jonkerbos 16 A 5-7 Initially buried Venlo
Bomb aimer Sgt. W. Cram 1533234 RAF Jonkerbos 16 A 5-7 Initially buried Venlo
Wo ag Sgt. G.A. Mason 1385000 RAF Jonkerbos 16 A 5-7 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. D.G.M. Ofield 1457209 RAF Jonkerbos 16 A 5-7 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. E.B. Stevenson R/129380 RCAF Jonkerbos 16 B 9 Initially buried Venlo
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 May 1944 | LL960 | 100 Sqn RAF | 7 | Binsheim, North Rhine-Westphalia |  |
w/o |
| 24 December 1944 | PD420 | 100 Sqn RAF | 0 | Kirkham, Lancashire |  |
w/o |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2018 17:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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