Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I W4842, Friday 28 May 1943
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Date:Friday 28 May 1943
Time:01:59
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:106 Sqn RAF
Registration: W4842
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lakerpolder, Warmond, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Syerston
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit by Flak in the target area.

Target: Essen
Call Sign: ZN-H
Takeoff time: 21:50

Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Edward Alexander Robbins RAF 1336699 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Johnson Seedhouse RAF 645605 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant Leslie Charles Carpenter RAF 1433571 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Leslie Calvert RAF 1113920 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant George Frederick Calvert RAF 1125243 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Howard John Taylor RAF 1379964 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Jack Nicholas Denton RAF 1410554 [PoW]

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2391&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
29-May-2018 17:42 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Oct-2018 12:53 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
20-May-2024 07:03 Rob Davis Updated
20-May-2024 07:03 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]

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