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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1943 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED782 |
| MSN: | QR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 30 km northeast of Helgoland island -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Günther Stege of the 8./NJG 3, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Lüneburg airfield.
Takeoff time: 22:35
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer John Montague Phillips RAFVR 145145 (NCO:1040466 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 June, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Eric Hugh Milbourn Harbour RAF 52803 (NCO:575351 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 September, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Class II H Claire Keith Morrow RCAF R/129107 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Albert Edward George White RAFVR 1386561 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Cyril Douglas Brown RAFVR 1272049 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Dwain Nowell Hunter RCAF R/55947 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Roy Foster RAFVR 1390814 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat ARchive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED782
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2018 10:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jul-2018 15:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2018 08:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 28-Oct-2025 07:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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