ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52396
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| Date: | Sunday 3 January 1943 |
| Time: | 20:23 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4134 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between river Maas and Lindenweg at Asselt, Swalmen, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Langar |
Homebound after bombing Essen. Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Venlo airfield. Those who died were initially buried at Venlo, now buried at Jonkerbos cemetery.
Call Sign: EM-U
Takeoff time: 17:05
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. J.B. Chaster R/92063 RCAF Survived evader, returned
Flight engineer Sgt. W.H. Moger 520643 RAF Jonkerbos 16 D 1 Initially buried at Venlo
Navigator Sgt. G.K. Marwood 1377754 RAF Survived pow
Bomb aimer Sgt. J.K. Banfield 929931 RAF Survived pow
Wireless op Sgt. K.H. Pugh 1310320 RAF Jonkerbos 16 D 2 Initially buried at Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. W.J. Harris 1316851 RAF Jonkerbos 16 D 3 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. I.W. Lineker 1239286 RAF Jonkerbos 16 D 4 Initially buried at Venlo
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1969
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1943 Page 14.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Mar-2016 08:09 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2016 19:10 | Gloug | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 27-Dec-2017 10:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 11-Mar-2019 07:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 01:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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