ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234833
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Date: | Friday 12 May 1944 |
Time: | 00:23 claim |
Type: | Avro Lancaster Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | LM454 |
MSN: | QR-Z |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Melsele, Beveren, East Flanders -
Belgium
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Takeoff at 22:39 hrs for an operation to military infrastructure at Leopoldsburg in Limburg.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz Rökker of the 2./NJG 2, who was flying Ju 88 R-2 4R+CK from Langensalza airfield in Germany.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM454 Google Maps
History of this aircraft
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3 January 1944 |
DV401 |
61 Sqn RAF |
7 |
Mirns (Boelenweg 1 Bakhuisterhoog), Friesland |
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Apr-2020 10:57 |
TigerTimon |
Added |
26-Jun-2022 21:37 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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