ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207231
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 March 1943 |
| Time: | 01:59 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4172 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tagnon, Ardennes, France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Langar |
Shot down by Ofw Kurt Karsten of the 7./NJG 4, flying Bf 110 F-4 3C+LR from Juvincourt airfield.
Target: München
Call Sign: EM-X
Takeoff time: 20:41
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Ivor Wood RAFVR 1255050 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant R Brown RAF 1046183 [Evaded]
Navigator : Sergeant G I Brownhill RAF 649093 [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Richard Hall Warren RAF 842606 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant William Garvey Lishman RCAF R/106427 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant George Sydney Margetson RAFVR 1336916 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant George Mortimore RAFVR 1392722 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/20540-W41721943-03-10.html
http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/airsearch/units.htm#Lancaster I W4172 EM-X 9/10 March 1943 Lavannes: Wood crew
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG4.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2018 18:53 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Mar-2024 14:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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