ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159463
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| Date: | Monday 4 December 1944 |
| Time: | 19:33 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 467 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | PB740 |
| MSN: | PO-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km southwest of Meimsheim, Brackenheim, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
| Heilbronn |
Took off at 16:42 hrs for an operation against Heilbronn.
The aircraft was shot down by Leutnant Gustav Mohr of the 2./NJG 11, who was flying Bf 109 G-6 'rote 4' from Biblis airfield in Hessen.
Those who perished rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/plumridge-john-bithel.html
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 October 1943 | ED530 | 467 Sqn RAAF | 6 | 25 miles off Beachy Head |  |
w/o |
| 19 September 1944 | PB299 | 467 Sqn RAAF | 4 | De Pals, Hapert, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 20:17 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Dec-2014 09:36 | Anthony G. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2016 18:52 | pietrzak | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 10-Jul-2016 18:52 | pietrzak | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 10-Jul-2016 18:52 | pietrzak | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 28-Feb-2020 19:48 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 11-Sep-2021 08:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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