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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
| Time: | 21:01 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED871 |
| MSN: | WS-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Börnicke, Nauen, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Collided over the northwestern edge of Berlin with Lancaster Mk I DV361 of the No. 207 Squadron RAF. Possibly hit by Flak.
Target: Berlin
Takeoff time: 17:52
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Frank James Lees RAF 158114 (NCO:1481292 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 November, 1943) [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Norman Hunn RAF 1615991 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Harry Fisher RAF 1675347 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Horace Allen Drake RAF 1187121 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Alec Cordon RAF 621404 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Brodie Shand RAF 1334702 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Leslie Norman Harris RAFVR 1819039 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED871
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2018 10:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 23-Apr-2022 16:28 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Dec-2024 11:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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