ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209494
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 04:02 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4317 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | along the Chaussée de Beaumont, near Givry, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Rudolf Altendorf of the 2./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Florennes airfield. The Lancaster exploded in mid-air.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: QR-R
Takeoff time: 21:13
Crew:-Pilot : Pilot Officer William MacFarlane RAF 142540 (NCO:1122688 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 May, 1943) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Peter John Keay RAAF Aus/15302 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant William Waller Dawson RAFVR 1123166 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Cyril Frederick Williams RAFVR 123048 (NCO:1284574 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 June, 1942) [Killed]
2nd Navigator : Sergeant Edward Reginald Davidson RAFVR 1338539 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer John Frederick Edwards DFM RAFVR 143652 (NCO:1354394 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 25 May, 1943) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Jack Valentine Rees RAFVR 1321234 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Donald Alfred Holdsworth RAFVR 144654 (NCO:1230596 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 June, 1943) [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://aircrewremembered.com/macfarlane-william.html
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-w4317-te-givry
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 08:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 08:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2024 07:16 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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