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| Date: | Saturday 4 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:17 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA854 |
| MSN: | MG-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berlin-Adlershof -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:09 hrs local time for an operation against Berlin.
Over the target, the aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by schwere (heavy) Flak of the Flakgruppe Berlin East and South, blowing up mid-air.
There was only one survivor. The six who perished have no known grave. They are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Capt: Flt Lt Richard Otway RNZAF NZ415756: +
FE: Sgt Maurice John Selby RAFVR 1691986: +
N: Fg Off Frank Edward Lewis DFC RCAF J/10317: +
AB: Sgt Alexander Ramsy Fraser RAFVR 1554308: +
W.Op/AG: Flt Sgt Charles Freserick Thighe RAFVR 1101869: PoW
AG: Wt Off Basil Edward Lindsay RCAF R/84482: +
AG: Sgt Ralph Lawson RAFVR 1145407: +
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA854
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2020 07:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 21-Aug-2025 05:52 | Antonio | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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