ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265181
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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:20 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | JA861 |
| MSN: | AR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Isernhagen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:39 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was shot down by Major Günther Radusch of the Stab/NJG 5 based at Döberitz airfield (Brandenburg).
Note: coned by searchlights.
All seven rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA861&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG5.htm
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 September 1943 | JA859 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 8 | Mahndorf, Bremen | |
w/o |
| 22 September 1943 | DV219 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 7 | Bramstedt, Bassum, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 23 September 1943 | DV174 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 7 | Speyer, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
| 10 February 1945 | PB812 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 6 | Caythorpe, Lincolnshire |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2021 15:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
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