ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209018
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| Date: | Saturday 10 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:14 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED566 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 40 km W of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Heinz Vinke of the 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen airfield.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: WS-J
Takeoff time: 20:46
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Arthur Roy Hobbs RAFVR 1383998 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Richard Henry Thomas RAF 647506 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Sidney John Argent RAFVR 1293850 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Arthur Robert Hollinshead Thompson RAFVR 1495077 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Class II William John Reid RCAF R/92794 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Dennis Norman Bysouth RAFVR 1385599 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Harold Logan Huether RCAF R/131974 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 16 February, 1943) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/27318-ED5661943-04-10.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2018 12:31 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 19:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jan-2019 10:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2022 01:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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