ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231422
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| Date: | Thursday 27 January 1944 |
| Time: | 21:50 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV400 |
| MSN: | QR-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | northwest of the railway station of Northeim, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincoln |
Takeoff at 17:40 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was hit by heavy Flak of the 1. & 2. and 4.-7./schwere Flak-Abteilung 280 (o) and crashed.
Night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Heinz Misch of the 7./NJG 2 also filed a claim for the downing of this aircraft, but his claim was rejected.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV400
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 1943 | ED314 | 61 Sqn RAF | 1 | Drakenburg, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 12:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Dec-2019 13:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
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