ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234837
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| Date: | Friday 12 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:42 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB733 |
| MSN: | PM-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Loenhout, Wuustwezel, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:58 hrs for an operation to the railway yards at Hasselt.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Werner Baake & Unteroffizier Rolf Bettaque of the 2./NJG 1, who were flying He 219 A-0 G9+BK from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
The entire crew rests at Schoonselhof cemetery in Antwerpen. For their names, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB733
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 1943 | DV221 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | South of Heyersum |  |
w/o |
| 27 September 1943 | DV221 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | Mahlerten, Nordstemmen, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2020 11:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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