ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52395
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| Date: | Sunday 3 January 1943 |
| Time: | 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4769 |
| MSN: | QR-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zuiderdijkweg road, Wieringerwerf, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Target: Essen
Takeoff time: 17:21
Exploded in mid-air. The crew was initially buried at Huisduinen Military Cemetery. Since reinterred at the Bergen Op Zoom War Cemetery. Average age, 21.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Raymond Harry Bird RAFVR 139610 [Killed] (NCO:1254799 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 23 March, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Davis RAF 643447 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Harold John Robert Tickle RAFVR 119747 [Killed] (NCO:1261964 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 June, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant George John Inglis RAFVR 1052249 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Robert James Kee RCAF R/86226 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Clifford Gait RAFVR 1499876 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Leslie George Gunning RAFVR 139201 [Killed] (NCO:1319235 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 March, 1943)
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1970
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 January 1944 | DV344 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Wiesenhagen, Trebbin, Brandenburg |  |
w/o |
| 6 January 1945 | PA165 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | Houffalize, Luxembourg |  |
w/o |
| 7 March 1945 | ME474 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Aug-2014 13:18 | DakotaDave | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-Dec-2017 10:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2022 06:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2022 00:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Jan-2024 07:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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