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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:12 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 619 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED978 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neremweg, Tongeren, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Walter Barte of the 4./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: PG-B
Takeoff time: 22:37
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Charles Oliver Taylor RAF 111373 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 December, 1941) [Evaded]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William Cecil Anderson RCAF R/70818 [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer Stewart Edwin Harris RAF 122719 (NCO:1338257 : Commission Gazetted Friday 18 December, 1942) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant R Evans RAF [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Douglas Ernest Inggs RAF 1266966 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant J H Henderson RAF [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Edward Chisholm RCAF R/110251 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED978
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2018 07:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-May-2024 07:21 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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