ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159415
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 227 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB646 |
| MSN: | 9J-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 800 metres north of Altenkirchen, Braunfels, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Balderton, Nottinghamshire |
Took off at 17:04 hrs for an operation against Giessen.
The aircraft was shot up and crashed; all seven rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Claims over the target were submitted by the Bf 110 G-4-equipped 11./NJG 6 and the Bf 109G-equipped 2./NJG 11. The latter unit had been sent up from Biblis (Hessen) at around 19:00 hrs.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB646&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=PB646
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 1945 | PA214 | 227 Sqn RAF | 8 | Mücheln | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 16:21 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Nov-2018 06:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2020 08:43 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2021 08:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2021 08:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 14-Sep-2021 08:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Sep-2021 08:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
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