ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264845
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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:07 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS714 |
| MSN: | OW-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | over Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:17 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
On leaving the target, coned by searchlights and pounced upon by Oberleutnant Rudolf Hoffmann of the Stab II./JG 300, flying an Fw 190A from Rheine airfield.
Both gunners were wounded, crash-landed RAF Thorney Island (Sussex).
The damage was assessed as category B - beyond repair on site, i.e. repairable at a Maintenance Unit or at a contractor's works.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS714&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
http://ww2.dk/air/jagd/jg300.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 December 1943 | DS733 | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF | 4 | Espel, Langen, Niedersachsen | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2021 18:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
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