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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED935 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | IJsselmeer NW of Lemmer, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys |
Target: Münster
Call Sign: GT-
Takeoff time: 23:38
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Kenneth Laurence William Lay RAAF Aus/408724 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flying Officer John Albert Cowley DFM RAFVR 120216 (NCO:748739 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 May, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Reginald Edward Ratcliff RAFVR 743397 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Robert Maxwell Bryant RAAF Aus/411748 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Donald Compton Bauman RAFVR 1320428 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William John Drake RAFVR 1380012 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Richard Curtis RAFVR 1483600 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant William Forster RAFVR 1533997 [Killed]
The bodies of Sergeants Drake and Curtis were both recovered from the Ijsselmeer at 28 Jun 43.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2430&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jun-2018 19:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2018 19:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 03-Nov-2018 10:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 23-Jun-2022 03:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 26-May-2024 07:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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