ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51500
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 1943 |
| Time: | 03:06 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED688 |
| MSN: | HW-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 km N of Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hermann Greiner of the 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:22
Crew:
Pilot W/O A.R. Wilden DFC 149950 RAF Runnymede Memorial 134
Flight engineer Sgt. J. Tarver 1575752 RAF Runnymede Memorial 166
Navigator Sgt. F.M. Cole R/118109 RCAF Nes Ameland D 13 3 Washed up Ameland 10 Aug 43
Bomb aimer F/Sgt. H.M. Matheson 1558725 RAF Runnymede Memorial 138
Wo ag F/Lt. J.A.P. Drummond DFM 45806 RAF Runnymede Memorial 119
Air gunner Sgt. R. Harbour 657882 RAF Runnymede Memorial 152
Air gunner Sgt. H.W.C. Simms 957593 RAF Runnymede Memorial 166
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2781&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 1943 | ED555 | 100 Sqn RAF | 7 | along the Ter Borchlaan road, Eelderwolde, Drenthe | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Aug-2018 06:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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