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| Date: | Wednesday 3 November 1943 |
| Time: | 20:10 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV218 |
| MSN: | PH-G2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kempen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Lenz Finster of the 4./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden airfield), Belgium.
Takeoff time: 17:18
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Raymond George Fourse RCAF R/147546 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Malcolm Henry White RAF 1627299 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Bernard O'Connell RAFVR 1430146 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Thomas Ralph Henry Todhunter RCAF R/144252 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Edward Alan John Murray RAFVR 1388680 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Jobson RAFVR 1545475 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Harry George Rogers RAFVR 1890385 [Killed]
The five casualties lie at the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany (51.529254 / 6.564161)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV218
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2018 20:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 06-Dec-2024 16:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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