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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
| Time: | 21:57 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV284 |
| MSN: | WS-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km north of Weißenfels, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Berlin
Takeoff time: 17:25
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Gordon Allan Graham RCAF J/18225 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer John Graham McComb RAFVR 161589 (NCO:1081005 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 28 December, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Walter George Statham RAFVR 1536256 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Duncan Macdonald RAFVR 139297 (NCO:1556261 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 April, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Ronald McKenzie Innes RAFVR 1551722 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Fenwick Williamson RAFVR 1036493 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Hector Ferdinand Altus RAAF Aus/416819 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth Mellor RAFVR 1230793 [Killed]
All lie at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany (52.507028 / 13.222336)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV284
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2018 10:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 27-Apr-2025 06:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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