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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:07 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4269 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zuiderzeepark, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Hit by heavy Flak of the 1./schwere Flak-Abteilung 428 and exploded in mid air.
Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: QR-
Takeoff time: 00:05
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Peter Henry Alderton RAFVR 1331632 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Sydney Lupton RAF 633691 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Robert Edward Sloan RAFVR 1089371 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Julian Vernon Orison Wood RCAF J/22547 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer William Joseph Reid RCAF R/93374 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Charles Douglas Whitehall RAFVR 1415511 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Thomas RAFVR 1386883 [Killed]
The casualties lie at the Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Netherlands (52.346631 / 4.938324)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2291&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-May-2018 17:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 08:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-May-2024 06:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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