ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159297
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:37 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | PB469 |
| MSN: | AR-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eich, Pfungstadt, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 15:28 hrs for an operation against Aschaffenburg in Bayern.
The aircraft was shot down by Feldwebel Emil Weinmann of the 11./NJG 6, who was flying Bf 110 G-4 2Z+ID from an airfield in Bayern. He had spotted the Lanc as a silhouette against the flame-illuminated sky, after the bomber had dropped its load.
Those who perished rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB469&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 February 1945 | PB807 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 6 | Rieddelbach | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 13:16 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Jun-2015 08:05 | INV | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 09-Sep-2021 09:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2021 09:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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