ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237811
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| Date: | Thursday 24 September 1942 |
| Time: | 01:40 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5905 |
| MSN: | KM-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Madum, Ulfborg, Midtjylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 22:25 hrs local time for an operation to Wismar in Germany.
When R5905 crossed the Danish west coast on its way to the target flak guns from IV Zug 2.Lei 742 opened fire and hit the aircraft in a fuel tank the left hand wing, starting a fire. The aircraft was flying too low for the crew to parachute to safety, so the load of incendiaries bombs was dropped and a wheels up landing was performed in a field near Madum at 01:40.
All crew members survived to be taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194258.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 May 1942 | L7581 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 29 June 1943 | ED307 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 7 | Pastoorsmast road, Nuenen, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 22 May 1944 | ND976 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 4 | 4 km north of Kallo, Beveren, East Flanders |  |
w/o |
| 8 March 1945 | PB417 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 0 | Hamburg? (See Back to Normandy Link) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2020 10:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
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