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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:26 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED522 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Düsseldorf-Lausward, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby |
Hit by heavy Flak units.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: PH-U
Takeoff time: 23:34
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Robert Highet RAFVR 1048176 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Edgar Constable RAF 636547 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant William Andrew Gillanders RAFVR 1511671 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Kenneth John Tagg RAFVR 1332966 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Sidney Lazarus Ford RAFVR 1330672 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Leslie Robert Evans RAFVR 1577745 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Alan William Lee RAFVR 961573 [Killed]
All lie at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany (51.740880 / 6.082017)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED522
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2018 17:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Oct-2018 18:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-May-2024 06:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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