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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:43 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED967 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | railway station of Ratingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby |
Hit by heavy Flak units.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: PH-F
Takeoff time: 00:37
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Robert James Steele RAF 655242 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Alexander Alwyn Prowse RAAF Aus/21144 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Cecil Bertie (Bob) Hooper RAFVR 129598 (NCO:1196621 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 November, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Douglas William Creevy RAFVR 1330741 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Edward Temple Powell RAFVR 1082026 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Sydney Arthur James Bailey RAFVR 1332267 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Leslie Charles Schroeder RAFVR 1339266 [Killed]
Associated : Leading Aircraftwoman Dorothy Frances Bailey WAAF 445195 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED967
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2018 14:04 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-May-2018 16:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2018 18:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-May-2024 08:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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