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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1942 |
| Time: | 21:10 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4266 |
| MSN: | VN-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Haerst hamlet, Zwolle, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 17:01 hrs for a bombing operation against Soltau in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Herbert Lütje of the 8./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Twente airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Norman Edward Goldsmith DFC RAFVR 80127 (NCO:778461 : Commission Gazetted Friday 08 August, 1941) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald Walter Game RAFVR 1264796 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Duncan Martin Wilson RAFVR 1062601 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flying Officer Harold Gilleland RAFVR 115640 (NCO:1190140 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 10 March, 1942) [Killed]
Sergeant John Douglas Chapman RAF 751344 [PoW]
Pilot Officer William James Farrelly RAAF Aus/404628 [PoW]
Sergeant James Henry Mitchell RAF 920369 [PoW]
The casualties lie at Zwollerkerspel (Bergklooster) General Cemetery, Netherlands (GPS 52.534116 / 6.129463)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1953&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Dec-2017 11:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2018 19:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 06-Nov-2020 19:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2024 12:09 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2024 12:10 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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