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| Date: | Sunday 25 July 1943 |
| Time: | 02:00 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | W4987 |
| MSN: | AR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Duhnen, Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Willi Berg of the 7./NJG 3 (based at Kastrup airfield, Denmark), flying a Bf 110 G-4. Also claimed by Marine Flak, victory Uffz. Berg subsequently confirmed.
Takeoff time: 23:08
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Aubrey George Ashley RAAF Aus/413522 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Dennis William Metcalfe RAFVR 1416068 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant John McFarland Acheson RAFVR 1065899 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Frederick Cecil Taylor RAAF Aus/412860 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant James Vivian Joyce RAFVR 1334423 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Antoine Joseph Elphege Perron RCAF R/86190 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Francis Smith Forsyth RAAF Aus/414293 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4987
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2018 21:20 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 10-Mar-2024 09:28 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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