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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
| Time: | 22:11 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 514 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS784 |
| MSN: | JI-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sorinne-la-Longue, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Foulsham |
Hit by the night fighter pilots Hauptmann Franz Evers of the Stab I./NJG 6 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Mainz-Finthen airfield, Germany) and by Leutnant Erhard Peters of the 8./NJG 4 (flying from Juvincourt airfield, France). The victory was credited to Lt. Peters by Luftwaffe authorities.
Target: Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Takeoff time: 17:24
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Stanley Philip Iltid Thomas RAFVR 156310 (NCO:1320091 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 12 October, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Harry Herbert Stagg RAFVR 1332705 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant James Lawrence Brent RAFVR 1612568 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Ronald William Fontaine RAFVR 1334913 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Frank Thomas RAFVR 1048366 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant H A Lucas RAF 1818663 [Evaded]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Bernard Smith Haines RAAF Aus/415979 [PoW]
The casualties lie at the Assesse Communal Cemetery, Belgium (50.374483 / 5.029695)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS784
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2018 19:52 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-Nov-2024 18:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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