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| Date: | Monday 18 October 1943 |
| Time: | 20:05 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB279 |
| MSN: | PM-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | east of Erichshagen, Nienburg/Weser, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Shot down by the crew of Hauptmann Meurer & Oberfeldwebel Scheibe of the Stab I./NJG 1, flying a Heinkel He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 17:30 / operation - Hannover
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Leonard John Hinton RAAF Aus/414239 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Charles Henry Leech RAFVR 1809766 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Thomas Henry Davies RAFVR 991591 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Kenneth James Offer RAFVR 1434396 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Thomas Frederick Stott RAFVR 1379702 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Victor Barnett Hawkins RAFVR 1272083 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Tom Bell RAFVR 1075168 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB279
'He 219' by R. Francis Ferguson (2020)
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2018 10:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 18:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 10-Mar-2020 19:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2021 08:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2021 08:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-Aug-2024 06:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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