ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159221
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| Date: | Saturday 26 August 1944 |
| Time: | 00:55 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB345 |
| MSN: | OL-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nüstenbach, Mosbach -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:04 hrs for an operation against Darmstadt.
Shot down by Uffz. Hans Rechenberg of the 1./NJG 6, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
Three of the crew rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB345&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=Serial&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2013 16:59 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 16:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2021 14:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2023 17:10 | TB | Updated [[Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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