ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207230
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 March 1943 |
| Time: | 23:35 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4856 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hofstätten, northwest of Rinnthall -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys |
Shot down by Oblt. Gerhard Friedrich of the 10./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
Target: München
Call Sign: GT-K
Takeoff time: 21:08
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Leslie Grahame Goodley DFC RAF 126584 (NCO:745873 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 11 August, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Richard George Riley RAFVR 1185099 [Killed]
Observer / Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer James Burdett Thompson RAFVR 143217 (NCO:1174846 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 18 May, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Squadron Leader William Arthur Coleman Ball DFC MiD RNZAF NZ/39786 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Leslie Jones DFC RAF 49839 (NCO:624810 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 October, 1942) [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Lieutenant Christopher David Gilliat RAF 74331 (NCO:754279 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 October, 1939) [Fatal Injury]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Gerard Percy RAFVR 144692 (NCO:937753 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 June, 1943) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/21251-W48561943-03-10.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2018 18:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 10:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Aug-2021 09:39 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2024 14:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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