ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58873
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| Date: | Friday 10 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED886 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Terramesnil, Picardie -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford, Bedfrodshire |
| RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Missing operating an arms drop to the resistance for the S.O.E. Last reported in the area of Terramesnil, France
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer G F "Chuffy" Bull RAF 748719 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Cyril Charles Wiltshire RAF 538790 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Charles Manson Chamberlain RAF 1037311 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Norman Batey RAF 1479659 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John McLean Stewart RAFVR 1368456 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant J H McWilliams RAF [Evaded]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Donald Menzies Thorpe RCAF R/117355 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.dambusters.org.uk/docs/recordbook.pdf
http://www.lancaster-archive.com/bc_damsraid6.htm
http://www.directart.co.uk/mall/profiles.php?SigID=447
http://www.actsms.asn.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=150
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2009 21:00 | VH-KDK | Added |
| 16-Feb-2012 01:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 20-Apr-2013 13:10 | Anon. | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport]] |
| 20-Apr-2013 19:10 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2013 14:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Dec-2023 07:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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