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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 467 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | JB124 |
| MSN: | PO- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea possibly off Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottesford |
Shot down by a Bf 110 G-4 night fighter, flown by either Leutnant Heinz Rolland of the 12./NJG 1, flying from Leeuwarden or Bergen airfield, with claim time being 03:31; or by Leutnant Heinz Grimm of the Stab IV./NJG 1, flying from Leeuwarden airfield, with claim time 03:40.
Takeoff time: 20:48
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Howard Russell Vincent RAAF Aus/416635 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Morris Jones RAF 650138 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer William Grover Hurle RAAF Aus/409411 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Frederick Goodwin McIntyre RAAF Aus/420703 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Leonard Charles Fitzner RAAF Aus/414667 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Roy Frederick Holdaway RAFVR 1259359 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Derek Percival Robert Schubert RAAF Aus/414602 [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB124
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2018 14:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 22-Jun-2022 04:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Dec-2024 08:17 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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