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| Date: | Tuesday 22 December 1942 |
| Time: | 00:02 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4191 |
| MSN: | EM-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Veenendaalsestraatweg road, Elst, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Langar |
Target: München, Germany
Takeoff time: 17:32
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke of the 1./NJG 1 based at Venlo airfield, flying a Bf 110 F-4.
All seven rest in the Amersfoort cemetery:
Pilot / Sgt. J.R. Walker 1119267 RAF
Second Pilot / F/O. D.R. Bannerman NZ414380 RNZAF / 467 Sqd flying with 207 Sqd
Navigator / Sgt. H. Bate 1195168 RAF
Bomb Aimer / Sgt. P.C. Hind 657626 RAF
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / Sgt. G.J. Bentley 1020750 RAF
Mid Upper Gunner / Sgt. C.A. Davey 1585901 RAF
Rear Gunner / Sgt. G.J. Dean 1318175 RAF
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1964&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://www.tracesofwar.nl/sights/135909/Monument-Lancaster-W4191-EM-Q.htm
Google Maps
ORB 207 Squadron RAF for takeoff time
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2017 11:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Feb-2018 16:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 12-Nov-2020 19:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2020 19:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, ] |
| 17-Jun-2022 09:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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