ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52065
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 March 1943 |
| Time: | 04:28 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED435 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nieuw Heeten SSE of Raalte, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hptm. Herbert Lütje of the 8./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twenthe airfield.
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: EA-K
Takeoff time: 22:01
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant David Wilson Fyffe RAF 1343309 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ernest Roy McCracken RAF 1016477 [PoW]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Arthur Tedder Longford Cullum RCAF J/22563 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Robert Charles Link RAF 1199524 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Frank Arthur McNutt RCAF R/84998 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Fazakerley RAF 614144 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James Robertson RAFVR 1374201 [Killed]
Casualties lie at the Raalte General Cemetery, Netherlands (GPS 52.389153 / 6.273359)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2153&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Mar-2018 07:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2018 04:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 15:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Mar-2024 07:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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