ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219673
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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LL630 |
| MSN: | OW-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Güls, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 17:04 for an operation to Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Ludwig Wirtz of the Luftbeobachtungsstaffel 3, flying from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LL630
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LL630
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 January 1944 | DS686 | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Müggelheimer Damm at Berlin-Köpenick | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2018 13:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 13:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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