Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I W4770,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266997
 
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Date:Wednesday 3 February 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:106 Sqn RAF
Registration: W4770
MSN: ZN-O
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Hannover -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Syerston
Destination airport:Hamburg
Narrative:
Aircraft took off at 18:05 to bomb Hamburg and never returned.
Crew are all buried in Hannover Germany.

Sources:

http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=W4770
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=w4770&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
6 November 1944 LL953 106 Sqn RAF 7 2.5 km north-northeast of Ahaus, Nordrhein-Westfalen w/o

Revision history:

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21-Aug-2021 16:33 tachel Added

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