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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 01:10 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED564 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Diefflen and Nalbach across the Prims river, Saarland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Hit by light Flak unit leichte Flak-Abteilung 20/XII.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: HW-H
Takeoff time: 21:20
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Robert Eric Milliken RNZAF NZ/413451 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Thomas Evan Jones RAF 610787 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant William Harris George RCAF R/95479 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer William Highmoor Walton RAFVR 144757 (NCO:1502411 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 June, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Raymond Edward Joseph Hunt RAFVR 1271097 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant George James Good RAFVR 900793 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Maxwell Whitby RAFVR 1433955 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/23486-ED5641943-04-17.html
https://books.google.nl/books?id=fFvGBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT53&lpg=PT53&dq=lancaster+ED711&source=bl&ots=-nyP6UD2v5&sig=j8tKidjZ5DXPnJawdmZD1vdJPoU&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-6vylycPaAhVK-6QKHXqlDD8Q6AEIQTAD#v=onepage&q=ED564&f=false
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 12:17 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:20 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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