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| Date: | Thursday 21 January 1943 |
| Time: | 19:52 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4340 |
| MSN: | PM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 40 km N of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Georg Kraft of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Takeoff time: 17:35
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Edgar Heaton Burgess RAF 51898 (NCO:655001 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 June, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Lieutenant Torkel Torkelsson Lundberg RCAF J/10683 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant John Stewart Hill RAFVR 1062419 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Kenneth George Curtis RCAF R/90186 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant George Henry Anderson RAF 573205 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Sidney Edward Perry RAFVR 1321960 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Douglas Paterson Kerr RAFVR 1349717 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4340http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4340
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2018 06:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jan-2019 16:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2022 11:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 12-May-2024 19:23 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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