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| Date: | Friday 26 February 1943 |
| Time: | 21:24 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4336 |
| MSN: | PM-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Knapsack, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
| Koln |
Took off from RAF Elsham Wolds at 18:52.
Hit by 1/schw Flak Abt 245, 2/schw Flak Abt 331, Schw Flak Abt 264. Impacted at Knapsack at 21:24.
The crew were initially buried in Koln South Cemetery. Reinterred 29 May 1946.
Crew
Pilot: 1382496 Sgt Francis Stewart Crichton Cook (Jamaica) - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 4 Row C
Collective Grave 2-20.
Flight Engineer: 702576 Sgt John Newton Town - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 4 Row C Grave 1.
Navigator: 530021 Sgt Charles Derrick Smith - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 4 Row C Collective Grave 2-20.
Bomb Aimer: 1394020 Sgt Eric James Davey - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 4 Row C Collective Grave 2-20.
Wireless Operator: 1288645 Sgt Hugh Woodfield - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 4 Row C
Collective Grave 2-20.
Mid Upper Gunner: 338707 Sgt Tom McCall - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 4 Row C Collective Grave 2-20.
Rear Gunner: 1612608 Sgt Douglas Reynold South - Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 4 Row C
Collective Grave 2-20.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
Bomber command Losses 1943 - W R Chorley
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2018 08:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Jun-2018 12:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jun-2024 18:20 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2025 06:25 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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