ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215077
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED666 |
| MSN: | WS-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Possibly hit by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Lenz Finster of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands; or by heavy Flak.
Takeoff time: 20:26
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Thomas Henry Gill RAFVR 149605 [Killed] (NCO:1003857 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 September, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Matthew McPherson RAFVR 1349156 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Raymond Victor Gough RAFVR 1318923 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Bernard Peter Devine RAFVR 1386648 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Alexander Morton RAFVR 1384487 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Kevin McDonagh RAFVR 1518118 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Robert McKee RAFVR 997977 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED666
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 1942 | W4185 | 9 Sqn RAF | 6 | Rothschwaige, Karlsfeld, Bavaria | |
w/o |
| 18 November 1943 | DV284 | 9 Sqn RAF | 8 | 2 km north of Weißenfels, Sachsen-Anhalt | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2018 15:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 19:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-May-2023 17:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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