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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV221 |
| MSN: | PM-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South of Heyersum -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Shot down by flak during night bombing mission. No survivors
Crew:-
Pilot : S/L John Herbert "Jake" Kennard DFC RAF 40715 [Killed] (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 May, 1938)
F/E : F/S John Edward Griffiths Aston DFM RAFVR 1127674 [Killed]
Nav : F/O Stanley Allan Morey DFC RAAF Aus/401074 [Killed]
B/A : F/O Ronald Norman Faulkner RAFVR 136885 (NCO:1335416) [Killed] (NCO:1335416 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 March, 1943)
W/Op/AG : F/O Thomas Coulton Latham DFM RAF 51721 (NCO:652212) [Killed] (NCO:652212 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 01 June, 1943)
M/U : P/O Arthur Harrison DFM RCAF J/18007 [Killed]
R/G : Sgt Alan Davidson RAFVR 1355496 [Killed]
Sources:
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/22797-DV2211943-09-28.html
https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/9145/44485_83024005506_0966-00224/16555?backUrl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.ca%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3f_phsrc%3dknp81%26_phstart%3dsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3dtrue%26indiv%3d1%26dbid%3d9145%26cp%3d0%26_F4E2F07A%3dJ18007%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26uidh%3dv66%26redir%3dfalse%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26pcat%3d39%26fh%3d0%26h%3d16555%26recoff%3d%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&rdb=CANWWIIkia&st=r&_ga=2.131327439.1763200921.1567198071-1809090289.1563720649#?imageId=44485_83024005506_0966-00241
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2019 15:28 | tachel | Added |
| 01-Sep-2019 19:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Jan-2020 16:54 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 19-May-2022 11:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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