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| Date: | Sunday 22 November 1942 |
| Time: | 23:48 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4360 |
| MSN: | DX-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert, Walloon Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:39 hrs for a bombing operation against Stuttgart in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Ludwig Meister and his 'Bordfunker' Hans Forke of the Stab I./NJG 4, who were flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Florennes airfield.
The seven victims were buried at Tourinnes St. Lambert : Sgt Jack G. Ashton (pilot) - Sgt Alfred Stansfield (flight engineer) - Sgt Allan McKinlay (navigator, 34 years old) - Sgt Leonard E. Webber (observer, 21 years) - Sgt Frederick A. Jones (wireless operator, 28 years) - Sgt Clyde Neilson (mid-upper gunner, 21 years) and Sgt Gordon T. Chisholm (tail gunner, 25 years).
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4360
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-bij-tourinnes-st-lambert
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2020 19:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2020 19:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2022 11:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-Nov-2022 06:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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