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| Date: | Wednesday 1 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:13 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV241 |
| MSN: | PH-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Halle/Hackpfüffel, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Grimm of the Stab IV./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 20:07
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Leonard Edward Frank Green RAFVR 1317497 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Victor Clague Moore RAFVR 524207 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant William Turner RAFVR 1369730 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Sydney James Humphreys RAFVR 1575436 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant George Noon Dodds RAFVR 1030115 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Tom Pyle RAFVR 1024949 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Robert Downs RAFVR 1456871 [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745) except Sergeant Humphreys who is buried at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany (52.507028 / 13.222336).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV421
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2018 09:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Oct-2018 18:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 05-Jul-2024 06:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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