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| Date: | Tuesday 10 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:31 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4236 |
| MSN: | QR-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marbehan, Habay, Luxembourg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Norbert Pietrek of the 2./NJG 4, flying Bf 110 F-4 '3C+BK' from Florennes airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:10
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant J C Whitley RAF 155499 [Evaded]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George William Sidney Spriggs RAFVR 1193053 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant P B Smith RAF 1333883 [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant W Walker RAF 1458025 [Evaded]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant E F Gardiner RAF 1322805 [Evaded]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Nevil Temple Holmes RAFVR 1335294 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Topham Kendall RCAF R/178673 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4236
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2018 08:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 08:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 01:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 09-Aug-2023 07:06 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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