ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208926
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| Date: | Thursday 8 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:54 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED622 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Volkhoven, west of the Fühlinger See, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: GT-Q
Takeoff time: 21:42
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Robert Graham Younger RAAF Aus/401344 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Stanley Musgrave White RAAF Aus/15319 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Newman G. Stopford RAF 656400 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Noel Ferguson RAAF Aus/404716 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Roderick Henry Flett RAAF Aus/403691 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant James Pearce Massey Grace RAAF Aus/404582 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Albert James Jackson RAFVR 1322187 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/21204-ED6221943-04-09.html
http://www.156squadron.com/display_missionhdr.asp?MissionId=178
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2018 08:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 10:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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