ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213703
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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1943 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED782 |
| MSN: | QR- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 30 km northeast of Helgoland island -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Günther Stege of the 8./NJG 3, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Lüneburg airfield.
Takeoff time: 22:35
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED782
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat ARchive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED782
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 1942 | R5545 | 61 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF North Luffenham |  |
w/o |
| 31 May 1942 | R5561 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Niederaußem, Bergheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 4 June 1942 | R5627 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | southern perimeter of Bad Zwischenahn airfield, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 23 June 1942 | R5517 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | between Freepsum (Krummhörn) and Groß Midlum (Hinte); Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 10 July 1943 | W4763 | 61 Sqn RAF | 1 | near the Glanestraat, Overdinkel, Losser, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
| 26 July 1943 | ED613 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Karnap, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 3 August 1943 | JA873 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Lüneburg, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 16 August 1943 | DV186 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Le Bosc Robert, La Vespière, Calvados |  |
w/o |
| 18 August 1943 | JA900 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Greifswald, Pommern | |
w/o |
| 18 August 1943 | ED661 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Greifswald, Pommern | |
w/o |
| 23 August 1943 | DV228 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Hei- en Boeicop, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2018 10:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jul-2018 15:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 08:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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