ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51914
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:38 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4762 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 6 km NW of Nijkerk, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Robert Denzel of the 12./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+HZ from Bergen airfield.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: VN-
Takeoff time: 23:58
Crew:
Pilot P/O. F.H.M. Huntley DFM 143453 RAF Amsterdam 69 C 7
Flight engineer Sgt. M. Bates 570468 RAF Amersfoort 13 7 136 Washed up near Bunschoten at 7 Jul 43
Navigator P/O. C.W. Clarke 144446 RAF Amersfoort 13 7 134 Washed up 27 May 43
Navigator F/O. G.D. Priestley 111118 RAF Amersfoort 13 7 135 Body brought ashore 27 May 43
Bomb aimer P/O. E. Hough 145180 RAF Amsterdam 69 C 12
Wo ag Sgt. H.M. Ivatt R/81440 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 176
Air gunner Sgt. A. Stott DFM 985652 RAF Amersfoort 13 7 133 Washed up near Bunschoten at 27 May 43
Air gunner Sgt. F.C. Greening 1317229 RAF Amsterdam 69 C 13
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2287&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2018 17:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 20:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 01:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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