ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219844
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| Date: | Friday 24 December 1943 |
| Time: | 06:10-06:40 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 550 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV343 |
| MSN: | BQ-X2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 50 km W of Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Takeoff at 23:54 for an operation to Berlin.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Karl-Heinz Scherfling of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV343
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV343
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2018 08:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Dec-2018 09:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 09:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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