ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206864
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| Date: | Monday 1 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4829 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berlin-Köpenick -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: KM-V
Takeoff time: 18:45
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Bernard Frank Forman RAFVR 1333660 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Leslie Farmer RAFVR 1118254 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Donald George John Coombes RAFVR 1319785 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Laurence John Holleron RAFVR 1577048 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Eric Toft RAFVR 1268610 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Little RAFVR 984813 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Benjamin Francis Brown RCAF R/133263 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/26162-W48291943-03-02.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4829
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2018 18:52 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 01-Mar-2024 08:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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