ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159619
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| Date: | Monday 4 December 1944 |
| Time: | 19:38 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD373 |
| MSN: | KM-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kleiningersheim, Ingersheim, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 16:42 hrs for an operation against Heilbronn.
The aircraft was shot down by Oberleutnant Peter Spoden of the Stab II./NJG 6, who was flying a Junkers Ju 88G from Schwäbisch-Hall airfield.
All seven crew members rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PD373&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Google Maps
LW Officer career summaries by L deZeng and Doug Stankey
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 19:52 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Nov-2014 16:41 | DG333 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 11-Sep-2021 07:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2021 07:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
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