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| Date: | Tuesday 27 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:09 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4171 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mol, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Langar |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Fritz Kruse of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: EM-J
Takeoff time: 00:20
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Iorwerth Beynon Jones RAFVR 1337890 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Gillespie RCAF R/56637 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Geoffrey John Glare RAFVR 657118 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Basil Paul Malcolm Hyland RAFVR 124201 (NCO:1386318 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 11 August, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Alfred Hollett RAFVR 1382650 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Frank Wells Davies RAF 815114 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Benjamin Bryn Jones RAFVR 1183725 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://aircrewremembered.com/jones-iorwerth.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2018 18:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Nov-2022 09:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 26-Apr-2024 06:22 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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