ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208639
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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:15 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED479 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Duisburg-Meiderich, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: WS-Z
Takeoff time: 19:58
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Geoffrey William Jones Jarrett RAF 27088 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Harold Precious RAF 531170 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer George Smith RAFVR 142872 (NCO:1039792 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 11 May, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Andrew Greville Seymour RAFVR 124711 (NCO:655998 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 September, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Ivor Francis RAFVR 1025976 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer George Raynor Dale RAF 128962 (NCO:1384538 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 October, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Jack Miles RAFVR 777922 [Killed]
A biography of Flying Officer George Raynor Dale who was an air gunner on this aircraft can be found at source 4,
Sources:
1. Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
2. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/27323-ED4791943-04-04.html
3. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED479
4. https://www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com/raf/dale-george-raynor/
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2018 09:03 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 19:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2023 16:22 | Richard | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Operator]] |
| 03-Apr-2024 06:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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