ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159079
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| Date: | Saturday 4 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:31 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 625 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB154 |
| MSN: | CF-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 17:15 hrs for an operation against Bochum.
Blew up over the target following an attack by Hauptmann Heinz Rökker of the 2./NJG 2, who was flying Junkers Ju 88 G-6 4R+CK from Kassel-Rothwesten airfield.
All seven crew members rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=%09PB154&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 May 1944 | LM513 | 625 Sqn RAF | 2 | Antwerp |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 13:40 | JINX | Added |
| 28-Oct-2014 16:07 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 07-Sep-2021 09:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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