ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232880
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:02 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND494 |
| MSN: | OL-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bailleul-la-Vallée, Eure département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby |
| Gennevilliers |
Takeoff at 22:28 hrs for an operation against the Gnome et Rhône plant at Gennevilliers in the Hauts-de-Seine département.
Shot down by Oblt. Walter Prues of the 7./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Laon-Athies airfield.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ND494
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1244
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 August 1942 | R5610 | 83 Sqn RAF | 4 | Morkhoven, Herentals, Antwerp |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2020 01:48 | tachel | Added |
| 18-May-2021 17:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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