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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:34 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4948 |
| MSN: | DX-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Driby, Alford, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby |
Shot down by Major Wolf Dietrich Meister of the Stab V./KG 2, flying an Me 410 A-1 from Schiphol airfield, the Netherlands. The Lancaster was on approach to RAF East Kirkby, whilst returning from a bombing raid to Hannover, Germany.
Takeoff time: 19:18hrs
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Gordon Alexander Duff RAAF Aus/413078 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant A Cherrington RAF
Navigator : Flying Officer Phillip Neville Rolfe RAFVR 136361 [Killed] (NCO:1576985 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 23 February, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant R C Brown RAF
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Harold Roy Ellmer RAFVR 1294158 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Raymond Purser Smith RAAF Aus/420780 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant William Pryde RAAF Aus/417232 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4948
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2018 06:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 22-Sep-2023 06:46 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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