ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51847
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| Date: | Monday 24 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:33 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4919 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 2 km east of Bergen, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
Shot down by Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield.
Target: Dortmund
Call Sign: SR-A
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. J.H.T. Hayes 411906 RAAF Jonkerbos 16 C 1 Initially buried at Venlo
Flight engineer Sgt. W.R. Cook 1116625 RAF Jonkerbos 16 C 4-7 Initially buried at Venlo
Navigator Sgt. P.G. Eames 1319738 RAF Jonkerbos 16 C 4-7 Initially buried at Venlo
Bomb aimer Sgt. J. Park 1361100 RAF Jonkerbos 16 C 4-7 Initially buried at Venlo
Wo ag Sgt. J.W.C. Evans 1334798 RAF Jonkerbos 16 C 4-7 Initially buried at Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. O.H. Sibson R/175992 RCAF Jonkerbos 16 C 2 Initially buried at Venlo
Air gunner F/Sgt. L.G. Smith R/155648 RCAF Jonkerbos 16 C 3 Initially buried at Venlo
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2360&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-May-2018 19:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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