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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:25 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV201 |
| MSN: | DX-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ransbrunnerhof, Eppenbrunn, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:09 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
Homeward-bound, shot down by Oberfeldwebel Heinz Vinke of the 11./NJG 1 based at Leeuwarden airfield (the Netherlands), who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Frank John Austen RAFVR 1333889 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Thomas Joseph Hall RAFVR 1585136 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Frederick William Cornwell RAFVR 1338129 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant John Vincent O'Dwyer RAFVR 1578660 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Howarth RAFVR 1080129 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant George Wilson Speicher RCAF R/144263 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Reginald Thomas McCudden RAAF Aus/422033 [Killed]
The six casualties lie at the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany (51.529254 / 6.564161)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV201&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2021 17:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Jul-2025 08:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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