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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1942 |
| Time: | 22:52 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4130 |
| MSN: | DX-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 31 miles west of Leiden, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:06 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Köln in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Wilhelm Beier, Unteroffizier Kleinenbrands & Unteroffizier Riemer of the 10./NJG 1, who had taken off from Gilze-Rijen at 21:00 hrs in Junkers Ju 88 C-6 R4+DX.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Frank Antony Stanley Wallis RAFVR 109941 (NCO:1115123 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 December, 1941) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ernest Henry Hooper RAF 522767 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant John Brynmor Stephens RAFVR 1315752 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Peter Percy Whitley RAFVR 118892 (NCO:1316232 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 June, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Duncan Gordon Thompson RCAF J/9588 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant James Clifford Clarke RAFVR 1575693 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant John De Forest Russell RCAF R/91885 [Killed]
All are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4130
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2020 17:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2020 17:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 03:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 24-May-2025 06:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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