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| Date: | Wednesday 20 October 1943 |
| Time: | 20:04 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS725 |
| MSN: | KO-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Engersen, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Paul Fehre of the 4./NJG 3, flying a Ju 88 C-6 from probably Westerland airfield.
Takeoff time: 18:17
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant John Thomas Anderson RAFVR 127890 [Killed] (NCO:1495454 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 20 October, 1942)
2nd Pilot : Flying Officer Ronald Cyril Saville Clements RAFVR 134106 [Killed] (NCO:1066632 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 05 January, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Gilbert Herbert McDonald Batten RAF 621459 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Derrick Leslie Walter Horn RAFVR 1387726 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Frank George Andrews RAFVR 134073 [Killed] (NCO:1388669 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 05 January, 1943)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Douglas James Boston RAFVR 132413 [Killed] (NCO:915884 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 08 December, 1942)
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Ernest Alfred Gibbs RAFVR 1577754 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Frank Norman Simpson Cowie RAFVR 1252153 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS725
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2018 18:20 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Oct-2018 16:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 06-Sep-2023 14:18 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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