ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249492
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1944 |
| Time: | 02:47 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS848 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Operation - Dortmund, Germany.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights for about three minutes on bomb run, evaded and bombed at 00:49 hrs, then attacked by a fighter at 22,000 ft over target at 00:50 hrs. MUG and Wop wounded, made emergency landing at 02:47 hrs.
Ofw. Hermann Wischnewski of the 1./JG 300 submitted a claim for shooting down a '4-mot' over Dortmund: 5.800 m. 00.52-53 hrs, but the claim was not confirmed due to lack of evidence. His claim concerns Lancaster DS848.
Damage to the Lancaster was assessed as being category Ac - Repair is beyond the unit capacity, i.e. may be repaired on site by another unit or contractor.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RCAF/408_wwII.html
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?3621-R-A-F-Aircraft-WWII-categories-of-repair
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2021 14:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
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