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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:10 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB301 |
| MSN: | EA-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Altdorf, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:56 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft was claimed shot down by Oberleutnant Wilhelm Martin of the 1./NJG 3 based at Vechta airfield (Niedersachsen) and by heavy (schwere) Flak.
Note: coned by searchlights.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant David Stanton RAFVR 1375253 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant James Tunley RAF 633057 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Charles Frederick Walton RAFVR 1240033 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Joseph Spiers RAFVR 1578587 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Edward William Howell RAFVR 1386452 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Norman Fleming RAFVR 978488 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant George Alfred Bicknell RAFVR 1292839 [Killed]
All lie at the Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany (47.778371 / 11.733537).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB301&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG3.htm
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2021 19:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Sep-2023 12:17 | Anon. | Updated |
| 18-Sep-2025 06:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Sep-2025 06:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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