ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52393
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| Date: | Monday 4 January 1943 |
| Time: | 20:19 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | W4274 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | De Dukenburg at Hatert near Nijmegen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hptm. Reinhold Knacke of the 1./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Venlo airfield. The Lancaster was on return from a mission to Essen.
Call Sign: UV-B
Takeoff time: 17:26
Crew:
Pilot Sgt. H.G. Brooks 25 AUS405156 RAAF KIA Uden War Cem 4 G 8 Initially buried St. Petruskerk garden
Flight Engineer Sgt. J.H. Watson 24 546010 RAF KIA Uden War Cem 4 G 6-7 Initially buried St. Petruskerk garden
Navigator Sgt. F.E. Hutchinson 25 AUS411327 RAAF KIA Uden War Cem 4 G 6-7 Initially buried St. Petruskerk garden
Bomb Aimer Sgt. H.P. Gray 24 AUS405443 RAAF KIA Uden War Cem 4 G 9 Initially buried St. Petruskerk garden
Wireless Operator Sgt. R.T. Lonsdale 27 AUS403273 RAAF KIA Uden War Cem 4 G 10 Initially buried St. Petruskerk garden
Mid Upper Gunner Sgt. E.J.B. Fletcher 29 AUS405547 RAAF KIA Uden War Cem 4 G 5 Initially buried St. Petruskerk garden
Rear Gunner Sgt. K.J.H. Harris 21 AUS408163 RAAF KIA Uden War Cem 4 G 4 Initially buried St. Petruskerk garden
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1973
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jan-2018 13:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2018 19:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 13-Mar-2018 19:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2021 18:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 16-Jun-2022 07:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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