ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244597
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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1942 |
| Time: | 20:12 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4194 |
| MSN: | VN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Marne, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:15 hrs for a bombing operation against Hamburg.
The aircraft was hit by the 3./schwere Flak-Abteilung 601 (o) and crashed.
The seven crew members rest in the Kiel War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4194
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 September 1942 | R5909 | 50 Sqn RAF | 7 | Baltic Sea 1.5 km northeast of Hyllekrog lighthouse; Lolland, Sjælland |  |
w/o |
| 17 December 1942 | W4382 | 50 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 5 km west of Callantsoog, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2020 19:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
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