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| Date: | Monday 22 November 1943 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB155 |
| MSN: | MG-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hope, Lindwedel, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Hit by heavy Flak.
Target: Berlin
Takeoff time: 16:56
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Eric Hugh Montgomery Nesbitt RAF 43535 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant William Mark Wilson RAFVR 1098032 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Jack Perfect DFC RAFVR 127264 (NCO:1528520 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 October, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Lieutenant Affyn Seymour MiD RAF 46223 (NCO:580473 : Commission Gazetted Friday 22 August, 1941) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Frank Louis Chapman RAFVR 1023437 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Lieutenant Gilbert John Bingham Neil RAFVR 128584 (NCO:1554492 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 October, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer Atholl Barker RAF 50226 (NCO:524142 : Commission Gazetted Friday 18 December, 1942) [Killed]
All lie at the Hanover War Cemetery, Germany (52.377026 / 9.654365)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2018 11:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Nov-2018 16:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 24-Dec-2024 15:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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