ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140825
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:49 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HE475 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lötzbeuren, 2 km WNW RWY 03 of Hahn (EDFH), Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth (EGXD) |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz-Martin Hadeball of the 12./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
Target: Mannheim
Call Sign: KW-E
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Paul Laurent Bujold RCAF R/107207 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Harry Gray RAFVR 124318 (NCO:1375019 : Commission Gazetted Saturday 29 August, 1942) [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Maurice Leblanc RCAF R/95511 [Killed]
Sergeant William Harris RAF 1231462 [PoW]
Sergeant William Frank Redding RAAF Aus/412184 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://6bombergroup.ca/April43/April16~1743.html
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 03:50 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 16-Apr-2018 17:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2018 18:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:30 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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