ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313939
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| Date: | Saturday 3 June 1944 |
| Time: | 00:37 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster III |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND651 |
| MSN: | AS-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baraques, 3 km north of Calais, Pas-de-Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington |
Mission to the coast defensed at Calais.
Shot down by Calais Flak 4./gemichste Flak Abteilung 253.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, 1944, page 251.
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 030.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 January 1945 | PB635 | 166 Sqn RAF | 7 | Approx 1 Km west of Puttelenge, France, approx 1 Km North of road to R | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2023 01:02 | redsix | Added |
| 29-May-2023 09:17 | Nepa | Updated |
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