ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52396
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Date: | Sunday 3 January 1943 |
Time: | 20:23 LT |
Type: | Avro Lancaster Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | W4134 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | between river Maas and Lindenweg at Asselt, Swalmen, Limburg -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Langar |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Homebound after bombing Essen. Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Venlo airfield. Those who died were initially buried at Venlo, now buried at Jonkerbos cemetery.
Call Sign: EM-U
Takeoff time: 17:05
Crew:
Pilot F/Sgt. J.B. Chaster R/92063 RCAF Survived evader, returned
Flight engineer Sgt. W.H. Moger 520643 RAF Jonkerbos 16 D 1 Initially buried at Venlo
Navigator Sgt. G.K. Marwood 1377754 RAF Survived pow
Bomb aimer Sgt. J.K. Banfield 929931 RAF Survived pow
Wireless op Sgt. K.H. Pugh 1310320 RAF Jonkerbos 16 D 2 Initially buried at Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. W.J. Harris 1316851 RAF Jonkerbos 16 D 3 Initially buried Venlo
Air gunner Sgt. I.W. Lineker 1239286 RAF Jonkerbos 16 D 4 Initially buried at Venlo
Sources:
SGLO database -
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1969 Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1943 Page 14.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Dec-2008 11:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
13-Mar-2016 08:09 |
Red Dragon |
Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
26-Mar-2016 19:10 |
Gloug |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator] |
27-Dec-2017 10:31 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
01-Nov-2018 09:00 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
11-Mar-2019 07:10 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |
17-Jun-2022 01:22 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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