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| Date: | Tuesday 15 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:32 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4992 |
| MSN: | PH-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Düsseldorf-Stockum, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Fritz Schellwat of the 5./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+FN from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield, Belgium. Also claimed shot down by heavy Flak units stationed in Düsseldorf.
Target: Oberhausen
Takeoff time: 23:13
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant William John Tucker RAAF Aus/416633 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Reginald Fletcher RAFVR 1088071 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Kenneth Truelove RAF 131896 (NCO:657035 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 December, 1942) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant John Johnston Simpson RAFVR 1045724 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Brinley Oliver Davies RAFVR 1313708 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Frank Gordon McKay RNZAF NZ/39570 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Carter RAFVR 1300587 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4992
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2018 18:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Jun-2018 18:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2018 18:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 22-Mar-2024 09:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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