ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240309
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:20 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME790 |
| MSN: | EM-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 10 km SW of Groningen City, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster LM543 was badly shot up by the Staffelkapitän of 3./NJG 3 Oberleutnant Heinz Ferger (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Vechta airfield in Germany) near Groningen, the 21-year old mid-upper gunner Sergeant Reg Johnstone being mortally wounded.
The aircraft made a crash-landing at RAF Spilsby where the damage was assessed as category B (beyond repair on site, i.e. repairable at a Maintenance Unit or at a contractor's works).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/207_wwII.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 January 1945 | NE168 | 207 Sqn RAF | 6 | Houffalize, Luxembourg |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2020 19:04 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Dec-2020 17:19 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
| 12-Jun-2022 21:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Jun-2022 11:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-May-2023 05:03 | Anon. | Updated [[Location]] |
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