ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51169
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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB372 |
| MSN: | DX-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Poss near Potsdam -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby |
Crashed under unknown circumstances.
The Lanc was possibly hit by Leutnant Alfred Körver of the Stab II./JG 302 west of Potsdam, Germany, whilst flying an Fw 190A from Ludwigslust airfield, Germany.
Target: Berlin
Takeoff time: 16:32
Crew:
Pilot F/O. J.A. Williams 136407 RAF Runnymede Memorial 130
Flight engineer Sgt. E. Hibbert 1583173 RAF Runnymede Memorial 153
Navigator P/O. B.P. Duval 143759 RAF Runnymede Memorial 124
Bomb aimer Sgt. B. Thomasberg R/162252 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 186
Wo ag Sgt. J.H. Chambers 1434966 RAF Runnymede Memorial 145
Air gunner P/O. A.T. Hook J/25592 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 173
Air gunner Sgt. E.W. Graves 1306906 RAF Runnymede Memorial 151
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3170&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Nov-2018 11:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2018 20:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 19:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Jun-2022 08:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Country] |
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