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| Date: | Thursday 18 February 1943 |
| Time: | 21:31 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4375 |
| MSN: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 30 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
| Wilhemshaven |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Georg Kraft of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Takeoff time: 18:29
Crew
Pilot: 1253310 Flt Sgt Denis Paul Langley - Runnymede Memorial Panel 137.
Flight Engineer: 564567 Sgt John Robert Pyper - Runnymede Memorial Panel 162.
Navigator: 567131 Sgt William McCarron - Runnymede Memorial Panel 157.
Bomb Aimer: 366029 WO Edward Trezise Bunt - Runnymede Memorial Panel 134.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1266776 Sgt Peter Anthony Waller - Runnymede Memorial Panel 168.
Mid Upper Gunner: 1578941 Sgt Frederick Charles Smith - Runnymede Memorial Panel 165.
Rear Gunner: 925584 Sgt Samuel Frederick Watt - Runnymede Memorial Panel 168.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4375
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2018 09:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 06-Apr-2025 12:59 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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