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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1942 |
| Time: | 19:53 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4786 |
| MSN: | PM-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | farm of Hans Møller in Gejlbjerg, Agerskov, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 17:35 hrs for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation to 'Broccoli' (Store Bælt off Nyborg).
Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by the night fighter crew of Major Günther Radusch, Feldwebel Erich Arndt & Unteroffizier Alfons Hundschell of the Stab II./NJG 3, who were flying a Dornier Do 217J from Schleswig airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : P/O Harry Bernard Smith RAFVR 133038 (NCO:1018170) [Killed]
F/E : Sgt Frederick Reginald Collins RAF 631177 [Killed]
Nav : F/O Samuel Tweedy Hewitt RAFVR 120120 (NCO:1138656) [Killed]
W/Op/AG : Sgt Gerald Thomas Canterbury RAFVR 1167818 [Killed]
W/Op/AG : Sgt Norman Frater RAFVR 1117165 [Killed]
W/Op/AG : W/O2 Jack Athelston Hollinsworth RCAF R/77422 [Killed]
A/G : W/O2 Angus Daniel MacDonald RCAF R/72529 [Killed]
The casualties lie in Abenraa Cemetery, Denmark (55.045855 / 9.407646)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194274.shtml
http://ww2.dk/oob/bestand/njagd/biinjg3.html
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG3.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2020 18:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
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