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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 04:56 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED441 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 750 metres northeast of Camon, Somme, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton |
Hit by 5./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 122 (v).
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: EA-E
Takeoff time: 21:11
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant David Trevor Penry RAFVR 1385187 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Charles Glendinning Bamford RAF 575897 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Alan Norris Dixon RAFVR 1254892 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Charles Lawrence James RAFVR 1452712 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Charles Robertson RAFVR 1379852 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant James Frederick Fletcher RAFVR 1579349 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant H W G Kerr RAF 1348823 [PoW]
The six casualties lie at the Camon Communal Cemetery, France (49.890056 / 2.349189)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3620
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 13:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Apr-2018 13:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 30-Oct-2018 05:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 06-Aug-2024 07:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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