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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 1943 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | W4881 |
| MSN: | AR-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Paterdamm, Göttin, Brandenburg an der Havel -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, UK |
| RAF Binbrook, UK |
Airborne 16.44 hours on 2. December 1943 from Binbrook. Attacked by a night-fighter during raid on Berlin and exploded.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer James Herbert John English RAAF Aus/413843 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Leslie Miller RAF 1058755 [PoW]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Neville Jack Anderson RAAF Aus/24541 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Arthur Wellesley Catty RAF 1585325 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Arthur George Cole RAFVR 1311910 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Ivan Rodin RCAF R/92002 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Alexander Elias Kan RAAF Aus/409716 [Killed]
Civilian War Correspondent : Mr Norman Stockton Civilian [Killed]
Reporter NORMAN STOCKTON The Sydney Sun., Australian War Correspondent who died age 40 on 02 December 1943
Husband of Maree Patience Stockton, of Elwood, Victoria, Australia. He llies at the Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia (-3.674869 / 128.191636)
The other casualties rest at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany (52.507028 / 13.222336)
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft W1000 - Z9999, published 1998
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/english-james.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2011 11:31 | whiteshark | Added |
| 26-Dec-2011 05:32 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 26-Dec-2011 05:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2011 15:13 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2012 11:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 16:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 30-Nov-2018 14:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Nov-2018 14:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 07:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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