ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264601
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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:48 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED415 |
| MSN: | VN-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | BASF works at Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:07 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft received a direct Flak hit over Ludwigshafen and crashed onto the BASF works.
All seven crew members rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED415&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 December 1942 | W4266 | 50 Sqn RAF | 4 | north of Haerst hamlet, Zwolle, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2021 08:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2021 14:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
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