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| Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1943 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB284 |
| MSN: | OL-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Berlin-Adlershof and Berlin-Köpenick -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Hit by heavy Flak during the bombing run and exploded in mid-air.
Target: Berlin
Takeoff : 17:30
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander Raymond Hilton DSO DFC & bar RAF 60073 [Killed] (NCO:936327 Commission Gazetted : Friday 14 February, 1941)
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Frederick Edward Burton-Burgess RAFVR 907876 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Stanley James Davis RAFVR 1577165 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Squadron Leader Alexander Frederick Chisholm DFC RAF 43929 [Killed] (NCO:513660 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 July, 1940)
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer George Ainsworth RAFVR 145718 [Killed] (NCO:1059882 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 29 June, 1943)
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Bertram George Tucker DFM RAFVR 1155015 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Lieutenant John Percival Crebbin DFC RAF 48603 [Killed] (NCO:591327 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 19 May, 1942)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB284
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2018 08:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 21-Nov-2018 08:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Nov-2018 16:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 08-Dec-2023 12:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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