Accident Avro Lancaster Mk III JB124,
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Date:Tuesday 24 August 1943
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk III
Owner/operator:467 Sqn RAAF
Registration: JB124
MSN: PO-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:North Sea possibly off Friesland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Bottesford
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by a Bf 110 G-4 night fighter, flown by either Leutnant Heinz Rolland of the 12./NJG 1, flying from Leeuwarden or Bergen airfield, with claim time being 03:31; or by Leutnant Heinz Grimm of the Stab IV./NJG 1, flying from Leeuwarden airfield, with claim time 03:40.

Takeoff time: 20:48
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB124

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB124

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
19 February 1943 ED529 467 Sqn RAAF 7 North Sea or Jadebusen (Jade Bight) mis
18 August 1943 LM342 467 Sqn RAAF 8 Baltic Sea, near Swinemünde, Pommern (now Świnoujście, PL) w/o
22 November 1943 L7574 467 Sqn RAAF 0 RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Aug-2018 14:18 TigerTimon Added
23-Oct-2018 20:06 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]
22-Jun-2022 04:32 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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