ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52392
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| Date: | Friday 8 January 1943 |
| Time: | 19:23 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4159 |
| MSN: | WS-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hackfort west of Vorden, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
Shot down at 19:23 hrs from a height of 800 - 1.000 meters by Oberleutnant Becker & Feldwebel Staub of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 F-4 under control of Himmelbett radar station 'Hering'. This was Becker's 39th confirmed victory.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: WS-Y
Takeoff time: 17:20
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. A.D. Foote R/102678 RCAF KIA Vorden 5-6
Second Pilot Sgt. M.W. Stephenson 23 1088249 RAF KIA Vorden 5-6
Navigator Sgt. M. McKenzie 19 1334022 RAF KIA Vorden 5-6
Bomb Aimer Sgt. W.T. McLennan 30 1551036 RAF KIA Vorden 7
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. G. Mitchell 1062559 RAF KIA Vorden 5-6
Mid Upper Gunner Sgt. P.G. Brogan 19 1393089 RAF KIA Vorden 8
Rear Gunner Sgt. R. Wardrop 1366325 RAF KIA Vorden 9
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1974
http://www.ww2.dk/air/njagd/njg1.htm
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/LuftwaffeVictoriesByNameDatabase/?q=Becker+AND+Ludwig&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 April 1943 | ED694 | 9 Sqn RAF | 7 | Lactariaweg road, Stevensbeek, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 4 May 1944 | LL787 | 9 Sqn RAF | 5 | Normée, Fère-Champenoise, Marne département |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jan-2018 13:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2018 10:04 | Red Dragon | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 09-Jan-2018 10:04 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn] |
| 20-Feb-2018 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 14-Mar-2018 21:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2018 19:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2019 16:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2022 05:47 | redsix1 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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