ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207328
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| Date: | Thursday 11 March 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 467 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | ED523 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottesford |
Hit by Flak just after completing the bombing run, time unknown.
Target: Stuttgart
Call Sign: PO-
Takeoff time: 20:11
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Graeme Smyth Mant RAAF Aus/405131 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Joseph Rider RAF 1157637 [PoW]
Navigator : Pilot Officer John Lietke RAAF Aus/403058 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Lieutenant Vyvyan Gordon Tregarthen Davis RAF 104376 (NCO:1162265 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 September, 1941) [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Graham Henry Millett RAAF Aus/404884 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Arthur Ernest Spencer RAF 628264 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Gordon Roy Castle RAAF Aus/420441 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/18040-ED5231943-03-12.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED523
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2018 22:04 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2018 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Mar-2024 07:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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