ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51662
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:24 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 619 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED979 |
| MSN: | PG-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Aalst, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Günther Radusch of the Stab II./NJG 3 (detached to Stab I./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Köln, Germany
Takeoff time: 22:58
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. T.P. Murphy 1246721 RAF Eindhoven EE 45
Flight engineer Sgt. J. Adsetts 531481 RAF Eindhoven EE 39
Navigator F/O. E. Harper 134213 RAF Eindhoven EE 42
Bomb aimer F/O. A. MacKay 131976 RAF Eindhoven EE 40
Wo ag Sgt. N.E. Rivers 1330344 RAF Eindhoven EE 43
Air gunner F/Sgt. J.H.W. Walker R/64856 RCAF Groesbeek RCAF 15 F 4
Air gunner Sgt. R.A. Grace 614065 RAF Eindhoven EE 41
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=ED979&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Nov-2018 19:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 17:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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