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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:18 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LN284 |
| MSN: | SE-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Jackerath, Titz, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Burn |
Takeoff at 23:00 for an operation to Köln, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Hans Baer of the 4./NJG 3 (detached to II./NJG 1), flying Do 217 N-1 D5+FM from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield, Belgium.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Norman Hubert Apperley RAFVR 1337474 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Archibald Mcleod Penman RAFVR 136396 (NCO:1440687 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 March, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Robert Cecil Sutherland RCAF J/14571 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Victor George Trew RAFVR 1381877 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant George Alfred Lilley RAFVR 1477306 [Killed]
The casualties lie at the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany (51.529254 / 6.564161)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LN284
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2019 08:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Jan-2019 12:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 07-Nov-2024 07:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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