ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159112
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 195 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB196 |
| MSN: | JE-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kempen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wratting Common, Suffolk |
Took off at 10:54 hrs for an operation against the Ruhrstahl steelworks at Witten.
Outbound intercepted by a Fw190 3 km N of Kempen and exploded with great force.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB196&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=PB196
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 17:30 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 20:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2020 08:42 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2021 10:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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