ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51593
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| Date: | Sunday 25 July 1943 |
| Time: | 02:50 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED389 |
| MSN: | PM-J2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 25 km west of Schagen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hermann Greiner of the 11./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen or Leeuwarden airfield.
Takeoff time: 22:11
Crew:
Pilot W/O G.E.B. Hardman 1394564 RAF Germany 11 C 1 Washed up Wangerooge 15 Aug 43. Buried Sage War Cem
Flight engineer Sgt. D.D. Williams 576733 RAF Germany 11 B 10 Washed up Wangerooge 18 Aug 43. Buried Sage War Cem
Navigator Sgt. W.W. McLellan 1558044 RAF Runnymede Memorial 158
Bomb aimer Sgt. D.I. Cameron 1320110 RAF Germany 5 F 9 Buried Sage War Cem
Wo ag Sgt. B.G. Radbourn 1313369 RAF Germany 5 A 4 Buried Sage War Cem
Air gunner Sgt. G.C. Witchlow 1269601 RAF Bergen op Zoom 30 B 9 Washed up Den Helder 13 Aug 43
Air gunner F/Sgt. J.E. Couch R/105693 RCAF Germany 7 B 10 Buried Sage War Cem
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2690&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jul-2018 05:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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