ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51106
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 18:02 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB656 |
| MSN: | MG-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Molenweg 24, Oterleek, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 16:17 for an operation to Berlin.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Rolland of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen airfield.
Crew:
Pilot F/O. F.W. Rush 30245 RAAF Stompetoren 6
Flight engineer Sgt. J.S. Ogg 1956604 RAF Survived Evader (according to loss card: pow)
Navigator Sgt. K. Wightman 642881 RAF Stompetoren 5
Bomb aimer F/O. W.V. Scott 413277 RAAF Stompetoren 3
Wireless op Sgt. H.B. Bushell 1079812 RAF Stompetoren 4
Air gunner F/O. C.P. Luther 424546 RAAF Stompetoren 1
Air gunner Sgt. W.R. Buntain 1822100 RAF Stompetoren 2
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=JB656&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Dec-2018 10:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2018 18:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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