ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264843
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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:07 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED702 |
| MSN: | EA-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Landau in der Pfalz (claim location); Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:33 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft was shot down by Leutnant Heinz Grimm of the Stab IV./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield, the Netherlands.
All seven rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED702&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 May 1944 | LM539 | 49 Sqn RAF | 6 | Bergsebaan 39, Nispen, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| Shot down | ||||||
| 22 June 1944 | ME808 | 49 Sqn RAF | 7 | Loenhout, Wuustwezel, Antwerp |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2021 18:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
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