ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206970
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED365 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Langar |
Shot down by Flak.
Target: Hamburg
Call Sign: EM-U
Takeoff time: 19:00
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Peter Evison RAFVR 657231 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Raymond Walter Ernest Holley RAF 626498 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Bernard Johnson RAFVR 127493 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II William Victor Wallace RCAF R/92287 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Lewis Reginald Thompson RAFVR 1253760 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II William Edward Cain RCAF R/85910 [Killed]
Crew : Flight Sergeant Melville George Delatorre RAAF Aus/402590 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/20504-ED3651943-03-04.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED365
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2018 20:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 03-Mar-2024 07:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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