ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221301
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1943 |
| Time: | 02:42 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5012 |
| MSN: | PM-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Chaussée de Gramptinne road, Gesves, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Takeoff at 23:01 for an operation to Köln, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Wilhelm Telge of the 5./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield. The aircraft near the Chaussée de Gramptinne road, in the direction of Assesse.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5012
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5012
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-te-gesves
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2019 16:17 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jan-2019 18:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Feb-2019 12:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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