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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | 03:00 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED914 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heeten, near Raalte, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Hans-Heinz Augenstein of the 7./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: PM-Z
Takeoff time: 23:26
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Peter Jeffrey Scholes RAF 1437956 [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer William John Harding-Haydon RAFVR 133330 (NCO:1600691 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 29 December, 1942) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Kenneth William Woodcock RAF 1234835 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Watkinson RAFVR 1333776 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant George Price RAF 936200 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Emrys Russell RAFVR 1317088 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Alexander Cook RCAF R/157058 [Killed]
The casualties lie at the Raalte General Cemetery, Netherlands (52.389153 / 6.273359)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2428&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jun-2018 19:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-May-2024 06:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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