The story
At the date of 20-10-1943, time: 1920, the aircraft type Lancaster has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Gieten. The unit of crew and plane is: 7 Sqdn. First flyer rank: F/Sergeant, name: D.M. Watson. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Lancaster Mk.III JB175 MG-A was airborne - 17:44 - hrs on 20 Oct 1943 from Oakington,UK
Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, 1V./NJG1)
crashed - 19:20 - at Gieten (prov. of Drenthe) - 8 mi E of Assen, Holland
All rest in Gieten General Cemetery
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.III JB175 MG-A - 20 Oct 1943 - Mission: Leipzig
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1316881 - Flight Sergeant - Pilot - Donald Moulton Watson - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
631262- Sergeant - Flight Engineer - David Strac Ian Wilson - RAF - Age 21 - KIA
570403 - Sergeant - Navigator - Frank Edward White - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA
1320385 - Sergeant - Air Bomber - Ernest Charles Pocknell - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
1271552- Sergeant - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Edwin Carter - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
930345 - Sergeant - Air Gunner - Leonard Walter Searle - RAFVR - Age 29 - KIA
656684 - Flight Sergeant - Air Gunner - Kenneth Gore - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA
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