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| Date: | Saturday 9 January 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED384 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rheidt-Rommerskirchen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Coned and hit by Flak.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: PM-H
Takeoff time: 16:52
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Reginald Henry Morris RAFVR 1216163 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Cyril Ernest Hollingworth RAF 574960 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Alfred Charles Burgess RAFVR 1385792 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Reginald Eric Rees Harries RAFVR 1303978 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Ernest Cooper RAFVR 1055977 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant William Scobie RAFVR 1054722 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Percy William Adams RAFVR 1383398 [Killed]
All lie at the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany (51.529254 / 6.564161)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/22762-ED3841943-01-10.html
http://bookofremembrance.islington.gov.uk/BookOfRemembrance/EventFolder.aspx?id=8860
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2018 09:03 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Nov-2024 09:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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