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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:42 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA977 |
| MSN: | SR-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grigy, Metz, Moselle 57 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:19 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Germany.
Homeward-bound, shot down by Feldwebel Rudolf Frank of the 2./NJG 3 based at Wittmund airfield (Germany), who was flying a Junkers Ju 88 C-6.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Donald Stuart Turner RAFVR 131600 (NCO:1433270 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 May, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Allen William Henry Tustin DFM RAF 146932 (NCO:1253835 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 April, 1943) [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Jack Rodney Haworth RAFVR 1483107 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant George Howard McGillivray RAAF Aus/410415 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Robert Alfred Clothier RAFVR 1386024 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Arthur Oswald Stafford DFM RAFVR 138810 (NCO:1061419 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 February, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Ronald James Rays RAAF Aus/420270 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Eugene Joseph Cooper RCAF R/87128 [Killed]
The casual;ties lie at the Choloy War Cemetery, France (48.666702 / 5.850773)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3859
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2021 20:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Jul-2022 07:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-Jan-2025 08:03 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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