Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I W4919,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51847
 
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Date:Monday 24 May 1943
Time:02:33
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:101 Sqn RAF
Registration: W4919
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 km east of Bergen, Limburg -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.

Target: Dortmund
Call Sign: SR-A
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. J.H.T. Hayes 411906 RAAF Jonkerbos 16 C 1 Initially buried at Venlo
Flight engineer Sgt. W.R. Cook 1116625 RAF Jonkerbos 16 C 4-7 Initially buried at Venlo
Navigator Sgt. P.G. Eames 1319738 RAF Jonkerbos 16 C 4-7 Initially buried at Venlo
Bomb aimer Sgt. J. Park 1361100 RAF Jonkerbos 16 C 4-7 Initially buried at Venlo
Wo ag Sgt. J.W.C. Evans 1334798 RAF Jonkerbos 16 C 4-7 Initially buried at Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. O.H. Sibson R/175992 RCAF Jonkerbos 16 C 2 Initially buried at Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. L.G. Smith R/155648 RCAF Jonkerbos 16 C 3 Initially buried at Venlo

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2360&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
23-May-2018 19:03 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Oct-2018 05:13 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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