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| Date: | Monday 22 November 1943 |
| Time: | 22:15 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB238 |
| MSN: | OF-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gellenbeck, Hagen am Teutoburger Wald, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
Hit by heavy Flak of the 3., 5., 6. & 8./schwere Flak-Abteilung 273 (o).
Target: Berlin
Takeoff time: 17:30
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Eugene Francis McEgan RAAF Aus/403200 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant (William) Frances Alfred Williams RAAF Aus/21213 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Paul Adrian Spencer OBE RAF 155157 [PoW] (NCO:658610 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 28 September, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer John Vincent Tyler RAF 51097 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant John James Johnson RAF 1078720 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant William Stewart Gibb RAF 1573457 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class I John Robert Arthur Burke DFM RCAF R/76052 [PoW]
The forename 'Frances' queried with Commonwealth War Graves Commission 28/07/20. The web site confirms the name as at 22/11/22.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB238
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2018 12:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Nov-2018 15:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 22-Nov-2023 07:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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