ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240153
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| Date: | Monday 22 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:44 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 625 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM513 |
| MSN: | CF-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:58 hrs for a bombing operation against Duisburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Oberstleutnant Günther Radusch of the Stab/NJG 2, who was flying a Junkers Ju 88 from Deelen airfield in the Netherlands. This was credited as his 56th voctory.
Obstlt. Radusch shot down two more Lancasters on this night, his tally rising to 58 confirmed victories.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/dowden-max-eugene-1.html
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 011.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 November 1944 | PB154 | 625 Sqn RAF | 7 | Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2020 19:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 17-Aug-2020 20:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 05-Nov-2022 09:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-May-2023 07:23 | Anon. | Updated [[Location]] |
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