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| Date: | Friday 8 January 1943 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4176 |
| MSN: | KM-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea West of Sylt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
| Daffodils Area |
Shot down by Major Günther Radusch of the Stab II/NJG 3, flying a Bf 110 from Schleswig airfield.
Operation: Gardening - mine-laying operations
Target area: German and Danish coastal shipping lanes
Call Sign: KM-X
Takeoff time: 17:54
Crew:-
Pilot: 80461 Plt Off Nicholas Croryndon Shattock - Runnymede Memorial Panel 133.
Flight Engineer: 541539 Sgt William Barrett - Runnymede Memorial Panel 141.
Navigator/Bomb Aimer: A/402412 Flt Sgt Edward Francis Stack - Runnymede Memorial Panel 193.
Bomb Aimer: 1036177 Sgt Michael John Crowley - Runnymede Memorial Panel 146.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 139401 Flt Sgt Hubert William Howe Morton - Runnymede
Memorial Panel 132.
Mid Upper Gunner: 1330611 Sgt John Anthony Martin Bell - Runnymede Memorial Panel 142.
Rear Gunner: 1330780 Sgt Reginald Edwin Gladwish - Runnymede Memorial Panel 150.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
?w_r=1526830565
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2018 21:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 09:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jan-2024 07:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2024 13:01 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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