ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209499
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 04:45 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5484 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | municipality of Pontavert, Aisne, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Hit by Flak over Germany, which knocked out two engines. A third engine cut out over France. The crew were in the process of bailing out, when it was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Kurt Karsten of the 7./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield. The aircraft crashed onto the house of Mrs. Chedeville, in the centre of Pontavert.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: OL-V
Takeoff time: 21:17
Crew: http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2801
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2801
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 09:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 20:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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