ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52374
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| Date: | Sunday 17 January 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5575 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee probably off Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Hit by possibly two night fighters:
Oberleutnant Hans-Joachim Jabs of the 11./NJG 1
or Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 12./NJG 1,
both flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: OF-L
Takeoff time: 17:03
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. G.H. Rowson 1237461 RAF Runnymede Memorial 163
Flight engineer Sgt. P. Lane 575359 RAF Runnymede Memorial 156
Navigator Sgt. J.E. West 1254233 RAF Runnymede Memorial 169
Bomb aimer Sgt. J. Bell 1097964 RAF Runnymede Memorial 142
Wireless op Sgt. J.C. Brittain 1020217 RAF Ulrum 1 9 Found Reitdiep near Zoutkamp at 9 Apr 43
Air gunner Sgt. G.A. Axup 1620118 RAF Runnymede Memorial 141
Air gunner F/Sgt. H.C. Beebe R/96932 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 181
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1992&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Jan-2018 15:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2018 06:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2018 06:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 01-Nov-2018 15:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 15:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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