ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207545
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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: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea west of Sylt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
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 : Pilot Officer Nicholas Coryndon Shattock RAFVR 80461 (NCO:778397) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Barrett RAF 541539 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Edward Francis Stack RAAF Aus/402412 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Michael John Crowley RAFVR 1036177 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Hubert William Howe Morton RAF 139401 (NCO:818184) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Anthony Martin Bell RAFVR 1330611 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Edwin Gladwish RAFVR 1330780 [Killed]
All members of the crew are remembered on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
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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] |
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