ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209424
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 02:13 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BK162 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in a wood 1 km southeast of Septmonts, Aisne, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Kurt Fladrich of the 9./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield. Also claimed by light Flak unit 1./leichte Flak-Abteilung 773 (v). Flak claim rejected, victory Oblt. Fladrich confirmed.
Target: Mannheim
Call Sign: AL-B
Takeoff time: 21:23
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Frederick Arthur Holmes DFC RAF 37013 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer John McMaster RAF 50436 (NCO:550260 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 December, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Douglas Samuel Ritchie RCAF R/104442 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant George Gill RAFVR 940017 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Lieutenant Gerald Alfred Lunn RCAF J/10875 [Killed]
Sergeant J R Milne RAF 658498 [Evaded]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3832
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2018 19:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 20:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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