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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1942 |
| Time: | 01:39 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4105 |
| MSN: | KM-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Feluy, Seneffe, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Operation - Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Unteroffizier Kleinert & Unteroffizier Käser of the 5./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
The fallen rest in Gosselies Communal Cemetery: P/O Denis F. Nicholson (pilot) - P/O Leys M. Beamont RCAF (pilot) - P/O Gordon C. McDonald RCAF (observer) - P/O Joseph M. Rickard (observer) - Sgt James V. Holland (wireless operator) - F/S Frank Hagger (air gunner) and F/S Robert G. Page (air gunner).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-bij-feluy
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4105
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2020 07:11 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-May-2020 07:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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