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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
| Time: | 21:58 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | DV341 |
| MSN: | AR-C2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Zörnigall, Zahna-Elster, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Berlin
Takeoff time: 17:10
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant James Geoffrey Gibson RAAF Aus/420465 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant David Owen Jones RAFVR 1816948 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant John Douglas Malcolm RAAF Aus/409723 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Walter Frederick James Manning RAAF Aus/410606 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Christopher Gordon Slennett RAAF Aus/425369 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Harold Scott Spain RAFVR 145022 (NCO:1590752 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 July, 1943) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Keith Megit RCAF R/184871 [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=DV341
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2018 10:16 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 17:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 17-Jul-2019 06:08 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 17-Jul-2019 06:09 | harro | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 02-Apr-2021 17:07 | Ian Gibson | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 29-Aug-2025 07:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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