ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208635
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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:02 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5626 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kruppstraße, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Coned by searchlights and hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: OL-E
Takeoff time: 19:50
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Robert Bernard Hope DFC RAFVR 122129 (NCO:1053008 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 June, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald George Pegg RAFVR 1238512 [Killed]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Class II Leo Neil McArthur RCAF R/104008 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Cedric Leslie Billington RAFVR 1502415 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant James Spy Keay RAF 623478 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Dennis Brennen RAFVR 1600210 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant William Billington RAFVR 1080356 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=83
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2018 08:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 20:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 03-Apr-2024 06:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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