ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50703
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| Date: | Monday 23 October 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 463 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | NF977 |
| MSN: | JO-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westerschelde estuary, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 14:20 hrs for an operation to Vlissingen, Zeeland.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed into the Westerschelde estuary.
The flight engineer didn't survive:
Pilot F/O. C. Borsht 426416 RAAF - POW
Flight Engineer Sgt. E. Leigh 185670 RAF Bergen op Zoom cemetery; grave 13 A 3
Navigator F/Sgt. B.G. O'Connell RAAF - evader
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. T.D. Laing 1561720 RAF - POW
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. M.R. Staunton Smith 428029 RAAF - POW
Air Gunner F/Sgt. R.G.S. Cooper 434622 RAAF - POW
Air Gunner F/Sgt. T.P. Lonergan 432828 RAAF - POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4569&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Oct-2019 17:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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