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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | 23:01-02 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM302 |
| MSN: | OL-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton |
Takeoff at 20:10 hrs (local time) for an operation against Essen.
The aircraft was shot down by a Messerschmitt from either Venlo or Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Cyril Desmond Calvert DFM RAFVR 137298 (NCO:921718 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 March, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robinson Bee RAFVR 1059604 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer George Mackay RAFVR 126037 (NCO:1387864 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 September, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant James Carleton Aston RAFVR 1209308 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer John Horace Ridd RAFVR 137523 (NCO:930648 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 March, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Raymond O'Brien RAFVR 1065692 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Leonard Ralph Tomlinson RAF 591747 [Killed]
The crew are buried in the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany (51.529254 / 6.564161)y, except for Sergeant J.C. Ashton who is remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM302&qand=83Sqn&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2023 11:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Oct-2024 07:10 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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