ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52369
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 June 1943 |
| Time: | 00:59 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 619 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED980 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km NW of Schijndel, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Hans-Dieter Frank of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Target: Oberhausen
Call Sign: PG-
Takeoff time: 23:15
Crew:
Pilot P/O. K. McCulloch 145513 RAF Eindhoven JJB 88
Flight engineer Sgt. R.E. Tofts 1122560 RAF Eindhoven JJB 87
Navigator F/O. H. Forshaw 127976 RAF Eindhoven JJB 86
Bomb aimer Sgt. N.C. Richards 1395771 RAF Eindhoven JJB 90
Wo ag Sgt. L. Timms 1312358 RAF Eindhoven EE 9
Air gunner F/Sgt. R.H. Van Camp R/134679 RCAF Groesbeek RCAF 16 E 7 Initially buried Eindhoven Woensel
Air gunner Sgt. P.J. Ruane 546586 RAF Eindhoven JJB 91
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2471&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2018 09:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2022 03:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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