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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4178 |
| MSN: | ZN-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea west of Zandvoort, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby (QCY/EGXC) |
Lancaster B.Mk.1 W4178 "ZN-P" of 106 Sqn, RAF. Airborne 20:20 on 16 Sep 1942 from Coningsby. Target: Essen. Crashed in the North Sea sea off the coast of the Netherlands, west of Zandvoort. All seven crew on board KIA:
Pilot P/O. D.J. Downer 111550 RAF Runnymede Memorial 69
Flight engineer Sgt. L.A. Crossley 571067 RAF Runnymede Memorial 81
Navigator Sgt. F.A. Digby 1377769 RAF Runnymede Memorial 81
Bomb aimer F/Sgt. H.C. Johnston R/92229 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 104
Wireless op Sgt. R. Bell 1110202 RAF Runnymede Memorial 78
Air gunner Sgt. A. Williams 1122275 RAF Amsterdam 69 D 17 Washed up near Zandvoort 17 Oct 42
Air gunner P/O. R.F. Chase J/9349 RCAF Runnymede Memorial 100
When lost this aircraft had a total of 17 hours W4178 was one of three 106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. See also: R5681, W4179.
Sources:
1. http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1845
2. http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/Man-Lanc%20serials%20page%204.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Dec-2014 18:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:10 | Rata | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2016 17:44 | sunnyhill_50@hotmail | Updated [Cn, Destination airport] |
| 18-Sep-2017 20:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 12:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 02-Jun-2020 08:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase] |
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