ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264994
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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:42 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA977 |
| MSN: | SR-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grigy, Metz, Moselle 57 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:19 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Germany.
Homeward-bound, shot down by Feldwebel Rudolf Frank of the 2./NJG 3 based at Wittmund airfield (Germany), who was flying a Junkers Ju 88 C-6.
Those who perished rest in the Choloy War Cemetery (Meurthe-et-Moselle département).
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3859
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 December 1942 | W4782 | 101 Sqn RAF | 3 | field at Novrup, Esbjerg, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
| 23 June 1943 | LM325 | 101 Sqn RAF | 6 | Nijmegen - Beuningen, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 4 May 1944 | LM467 | 101 Sqn RAF | 8 | Voué, Aube département | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2021 20:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Jul-2022 07:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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