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| Date: | Monday 18 October 1943 |
| Time: | 20:20 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 619 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE109 |
| MSN: | PG-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | junction of Emdenstraße and Weddigenufer, Hannover, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa |
Caught by a searchlight, hit by Flak, shot down by the night fighter pilots Hauptmann Siegfried Hahn of the 9./NJG 3 (flying a Bf 110 or Ju 88) and Oberleutnant Walter Harjes of the Stab I./JG 300 (flying a Bf 109 G-6).
The aircraft crashed at the junction of Emdenstraße and Weddigenufer, on the edge of the Leine river.
Takeoff time: 17:50
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Cyril Fuller DFC RAFVR 149517 (NCO:657008 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 September, 1943) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer James Horne RAFVR 155799 (NCO:1120340 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 October, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George Arthur Wilson RAFVR 1161605 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Reginald Stevens RAFVR 149698 (NCO:1390965 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 September, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Leo Eaude RAFVR 149506 (NCO:1355355 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 September, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Richard Stephen Sprackman RAFVR 1315858 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Vincent Crookes RAFVR 1677821 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Roy Trahair RAFVR 1586008 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EE109
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2018 07:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 15:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 07-Oct-2024 06:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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