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| Date: | Wednesday 3 November 1943 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS713 |
| MSN: | OW-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stahe, Gangelt, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the 6./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield, Belgium.
Takeoff time: 17:10
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Donald Willoughby Ditzler RCAF J/21426 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Charles Ellis RAFVR 1224945 [Killed]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Class II Norman Stanley McLeod RCAF R/134200 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class I Gerald Thompson Mutton RCAF R/97058 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Melvin Ellis Gee RCAF R/184067 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant James Galloway RCAF R/141634 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Charles Edward Flewin RCAF R/138384 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS713
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2018 16:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 06-Apr-2024 09:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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