ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206968
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4788 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hohenaspe, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Shot down by Flak at 21:14 or 21:26.
Target: Hamburg
Call Sign: PM-
Takeoff time: 18:57
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Alexander Greig RAFVR 656907 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant James Mead RAFVR 655561 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Douglas William Perch RAF 567959 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Peter Bailey RAFVR 1312380 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant John Campbell Paton RAFVR 1071891 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Charles Victor Ellen RAFVR 1283829 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Norman Frederick Trigg RAFVR 1578630 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II David Wesley Lowther RCAF R/94724 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/22795-W47881943-03-04.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4788
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2018 20:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 03-Mar-2024 07:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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