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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:20 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED883 |
| MSN: | HW-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nußdorf, Landau in der Pfalz; Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:38 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
Homeward-bound, shot down by Oberleutnant Lenz Finster of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands. Note: coned by searchlights.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Kenneth Rees Burbeck RAF 51326 (NCO:655322 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 April, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Phillip McLaughlin Birt RAFVR 1567298 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Harvey George Prins RNZAF NZ/415782 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Edmund James Deaves RAFVR 1434590 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Bunney Marchant RAF 655660 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Harris Rodgers RAFVR 960866 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Louis Ward Betson RAAF Aus/409887 [Killed]
All seven rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany (51.529254 / 6.564161)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED883&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2021 16:20 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Jul-2021 16:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2024 07:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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