Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Rheidt: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 9, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
ED384
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1652LT on an operation to Essen. Over Cologne, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Rheidt, 7 km northwest of Bonn. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald Henry Morris, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Ernest Hollingworth, flight engineer,
Sgt Alfred Charles Burgess, navigator,
Sgt Reginald Eric Rees Harries, navigator,
Sgt Ernest Cooper, wireless operator,
Sgt William Scobie, air gunner,
Sgt Percy William Adams, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald Henry Morris, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Ernest Hollingworth, flight engineer,
Sgt Alfred Charles Burgess, navigator,
Sgt Reginald Eric Rees Harries, navigator,
Sgt Ernest Cooper, wireless operator,
Sgt William Scobie, air gunner,
Sgt Percy William Adams, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
