ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267421
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| Date: | Monday 6 November 1944 |
| Time: | 20:33 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM624 |
| MSN: | DX-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 1 km N of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 16:31 hrs for an operation, to cut the Mittellandkanal at Gravenhorst, Hörstel (Germany).
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by Flak of 3./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 815 battery Vlieland-West.
All seven crew members are missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM624&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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| 1 May 1943 | ED706 | 57 Sqn RAF | 7 | IJsselmeer off Muiderberg, Noord-Holland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2021 11:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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