ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51991
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| Date: | Saturday 1 May 1943 |
| Time: | 03:20 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED783 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vennekamp 8, Hessum, Dalfsen, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wolfgang Thimmig of the Stab III./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+BR from Twente airfield.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: KM-F
Takeoff time: 00:25
Crew:
Pilot P/O. L.J. Ellis 145792 RAF Dalfsen 6 1 9
Flight engineer Sgt. R.L. Le Page 577884 RAF Dalfsen 6 1 11
Navigator F/O. W.A. Rollings J/21818 RCAF Dalfsen 6 1 12
Bomb aimer Sgt. J.B. Browne 1336517 RAF Dalfsen 6 1 8
Wo ag Sgt. H.C. Ellis 1270431 RAF Dalfsen 6 1 10
Air gunner Sgt. R. Williams 974495 RAF Dalfsen 6 1 7
Air gunner Sgt. S.S. McClellan 1384317 RAF Dalfsen 6 1 6
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2227&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Apr-2018 13:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 10:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 16:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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