Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Feldhausen: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 21, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
W4365
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Langar - Langar
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1729LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area from the north in poor weather conditions, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Feldhausen, 17 km north of Essen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Charles Dangerfield, pilot,
Sgt Francis Alexander Gallagher,
Sgt John Thompson Howe,
F/Sgt Joseph Roger Sterrett,
F/Sgt Raymond De Champfleur Darken,
Sgt Victor Jack Wood,
Sgt Alexander Robert Sutton, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt John Charles Dangerfield, pilot,
Sgt Francis Alexander Gallagher,
Sgt John Thompson Howe,
F/Sgt Joseph Roger Sterrett,
F/Sgt Raymond De Champfleur Darken,
Sgt Victor Jack Wood,
Sgt Alexander Robert Sutton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
