ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206862
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| Date: | Monday 1 March 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4361 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neustädter Bucht or North Sea NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Hit by Flak and crashed into the Neustädter Bucht at 21:43 or shot down by Leutnant Rolf Bussmann of the 11./NJG 1 and crashed into the North Sea 40 km northwest of Vlieland at 22:23. Or shot down by Leutnant Oskar Köstler of the 10./NJG 1 and crashed into the North Sea 20 km northwest of Vlieland at 00:36.
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: PM-N
Takeoff time: 18:53
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant William Frank "Bunny" Austin DFM RAF 591214 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Alfred Frederick Reif RCAF J/16970 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Peter George Roberts RNZAF NZ/41549 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Derrick Norman Duckers Waite RAFVR 1163802 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Kenneth Herbert Chapman RAF 617652 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Donald Edward Joseph Boland RAFVR 1219810 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Edward John Cook RAFVR 1025304 [Killed]
Associated Air Gunner : Sergeant Pat 'Iron Cross' Oliver RAF
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/22741-W43611943-03-02.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4361
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2018 18:45 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Feb-2018 18:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 28-Feb-2018 18:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Apr-2018 17:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Mar-2024 08:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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