ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51434
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| Date: | Monday 23 August 1943 |
| Time: | 23:35 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM333 |
| MSN: | HW-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bergen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby, UK |
Hit by Marine Flak and exploded en route to Berlin.
Takeoff time: 20:33
Crew:
Pilot P/O. F.A. Preston 407972 RAAF Bergen NH 2 C 24
Flight engineer Sgt. H. Chadwick 1020104 RAF Bergen NH 2 C 25
Navigator Sgt. E.J. Gargini 1385333 RAF Survived POW
Bomb aimer Sgt. J. Noble 1341382 RAF Survived POW
Wireless op Sgt. A.E. Henry 1383210 RAF Survived POW
Air gunner Sgt. R. Fidler 1549502 RAF Survived evader, arrived in the UK on 23th january '44
Air gunner Sgt. J.J. Adelstein R/154369 RCAF Survived POW
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2843&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft LA100 - LZ999, published 1991
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 February 1944 | ND595 | RAF | 1 | Sihlsee |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Dec-2011 06:23 | Uli Elch | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2012 11:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 10-Aug-2018 13:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2018 19:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 18-Aug-2018 19:33 | harro | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 00:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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