ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138391
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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1945 |
| Time: | 09:07 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | KB859 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hittfeld, near (18 km S Hamburg) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croft |
Shot down during raid on Hamburg by a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant P J Hurley RCAF [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Laurence John Mercer RAFVR 1893245 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Martin Hartog RCAF J/40430 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Frederick Roy Alty RCAF J/38392 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Albert Dorey RCAF J/94186 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer Patrick Blake Dennison RCAF J/44151 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer J J Casey RCAF J/43953 [Killed]
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft KA100 - KZ999, published 1990
- Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2011 05:38 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 07-Sep-2011 02:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Source] |
| 31-Mar-2022 11:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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