ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244595
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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1942 |
| Time: | 20:19 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4247 |
| MSN: | DX-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hamburg-Ochsenzoll -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:00 hrs for a bombing operation against Hamburg.
Over the target, the aircraft was hit by heavy Flak of the 1., 3. & 4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 267 and crashed.
The seven crew members are buried in Hamburg.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4247
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 October 1943 | JB320 | 57 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Dransfeld, Niedersachsen | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2020 19:25 | TigerTimon | Added |
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