ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210187
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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:51 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED733 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hovmosevej road 6 and 10, Jordrup, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Paul Szameitat of the 5./NJG 3, flying Do 217 N-1 D5+AN from Schleswig airfield, Germany.
Operation: Gardening – mine-laying operations
Target area: Tangerine (code name)
Call Sign: PM-X
Takeoff time: 20:57
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Arthur Dennis Nicholson RAFVR 1098136 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George L. K. McCallum RAF 574552 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Leonard Meakin RAFVR 128666 (NCO:1438251 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 October, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant James Charles Lilley RAFVR 1391041 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Thomas James Daley RAFVR 1129286 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Maurice Dawbry Peters RAFVR 1323630 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Abraham Segal RAFVR 1810747 [Killed]
Entire crew is burried et Esbjerg, Denmark.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430053.shtml
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Faldne allierde flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2018 09:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2024 15:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2024 16:36 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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