ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236102
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| Date: | Monday 17 August 1942 |
| Time: | 02:42 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5509 |
| MSN: | EM-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea west of Blåvandshuk Fyr, Blåvand, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottesford, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:31 hrs local time for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation in the southern Baltic.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Major Günther Radusch of the Stab II./NJG 3 based at Schleswig airfield in Germany.
All seven are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5509
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 1942 | R5632 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 30 km west of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 5 September 1942 | R5755 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | IJsselmeer E of Medemblik, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 15 August 1944 | LM263 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Deelen Airfield, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 15 August 1944 | LM263 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | 3km south-west of Deelen Airfield | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2020 20:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
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