ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52498
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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1942 |
| Time: | 22:31 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4195 |
| MSN: | ZN-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Homoet hamlet, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Notytinghamshire |
Airborne at 19:00 from RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire, on a mission to Köln in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Hans-Dieter Frank & Unteroffizier Erich Gotter of the 2./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Venlo airfield.
Pilot P/O. E.F. White J/7916 RCAF / prisoner of war
Flight Engineer Sgt. W.R. Piercy R/95339 RCAF / prisoner of war
Navigator P/O. R.K. Marshall NZ404488 RNZAF / Uden War Cemetery; grave 2 I 8
Bomb Aimer Sgt. J. Gaffney 51499 RAF / prisoner of war
Wireless Operator Sgt. J.P. Wilson R/91278 RCAF / prisoner of war
Mid Upper Gunner Sgt. D.D. Garbett 624296 RAF / Uden War Cemetery; grave 4 G 11
Rear Gunner Sgt. T.L.H. Piddock 1429229 RAF / Uden War Cemetery; grave 4 G 12
Sources:
1. http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1879
2. http://bookofremembrance.islington.gov.uk/BookOfRemembrance/EventFolder.aspx?id=8864
3. http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/questions-on-kits-decals-tools-and-pilots/research-night-fighter-18626-2.html#post503177
4.http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/Man-Lanc%20serials%20page%204.htm
5. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
6. Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Jan-2015 09:21 | Dr. John Smih | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:10 | Rata | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 13-Oct-2017 14:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 12:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2020 15:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2020 15:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2020 15:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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