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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:58 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA852 |
| MSN: | WS-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gerolsheim, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:09 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft was shot down by Leutnant Josef Nabrich of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : P/O Robert Charles Ord RAFVR 156711 (NCO:1148096) [Killed]
F/E : Sgt George Palmer RAFVR 1583498 [Killed]
Nav : F/O Edward Raymond Davies RAFVR 134694 (NCO:1337477) [Killed]
B/A : Sgt Thomas Elliot Brydon Graham RAFVR 1601124 [Killed]
W/Op/AG : Sgt John Wilson RAFVR 1080434 [Killed]
M/U : Sgt Rowland Arthur Williams RAFVR 1604637 [Killed]
R/G : F/S Gordon Charles Fowler RAAF Aus/425009 [Killed]
All seven rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA852&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2021 14:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-May-2022 16:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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