ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21088
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 March 1942 |
| Time: | 23:44 |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7465 |
| MSN: | OL-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lichtaart, Kasterlee, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 20:45 hrs local time for an operation to Essen in Germany.
The aircraft was coned by a searchlight for 5 minutes and shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Kurt Loos of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
Crew:
Pilot: 62702 Plt Off Christopher Hugh Danielsen - killed
Pilot: 778497 Sgt Paul Markides - killed
Pilot: 654156 Flt Sgt Albert Woodcock - killed
404109 Fg Off Donald McConachie - killed
WOp/Air Gunner: 514426 Sgt Thomas Henry Miller - killed.
WOp/Air Gunner: 1181165 Sgt Colin Clement Smith - killed
AG: 1043669 Sgt Alan Gordon Jaye - killed
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999 & http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=6905
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=L7465
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2008 00:41 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Mar-2017 11:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2017 21:47 | Red Dragon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2020 13:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2020 13:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 01:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Aug-2022 21:24 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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