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| Date: | Wednesday 3 November 1943 |
| Time: | 19:13 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 467 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | JB121 |
| MSN: | PO-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gerheiden, Olen, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottesford, Leicesershire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Werner Baake of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110G from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 17:03
Crew;-
Pilot : Squadron Leader William James Lewis DFC RAFVR 63071 (NCO:740259 : Commission Gazetted Friday 25 April, 1941) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant John William Evans RAAF Aus/410152 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Charles Edward Stead RAF 941072 (Officer:159897 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 December, 1943) [PoW]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant K Garvey RAF 1075988 [Evaded]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Alan John Scott RAFVR 159896 (NCO:1388833 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 December, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant R C Morley RAF [Evaded]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Gerald Percy Baylis RAF 613449 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant James Henry Mallin DFM RAFVR 1245952 [Killed]
The casualties lie at the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Belgium (51.166083 / 4.368341)
F/S Mallin was a very experienced air gunner, with at least one enemy aircraft to his credit; his DFM Gazetted 19 Oct 43.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB121
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-jb121-bij-olen
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2018 16:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 01:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-May-2025 17:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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