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| Date: | Friday 9 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:14 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED608 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
Hit by Flak.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: SR-T
Takeoff time: 20:20
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Earle Milton Nelson DFC RAAF Aus/401227 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Edward Victor Newstead RAF 638014 [PoW]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Ron Bowen Anzac Pender RAAF Aus/411517 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Charles William Shields RAAF Aus/408098 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Roy Alexander Parnell RAAF Aus/411514 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Richmond Riley RAAF Aus/415182 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Arthur Bird RAFVR 1337140 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/23261-ED6081943-04-10.html
http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc/20_men.html
http://www.156squadron.com/101display_missionhdr.asp?MissionId=362
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2018 11:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Apr-2018 11:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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