ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159480
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| Date: | Monday 4 December 1944 |
| Time: | 19:43 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB765 |
| MSN: | EM-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Holtzwihr, Porte du Ried, Haut-Rhin département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 16:37 hrs for an operation against Heilbronn in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by Hauptmann Friedrich Karl Müller of the Stab I./NJG 11, who was flying a single-engined fighter.
Two rest in the Choloy war cemetery, one of the crew is still missing in action.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=326
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 June 1943 | ED569 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | Hoornseweg, Wognum, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 21 January 1944 | R5895 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | outskirts of Dannigkow, Gommern, Sachsen-Anhalt |  |
w/o |
| 16 November 1944 | NF979 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | Schenkelstraße, Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 01:58 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 08:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 11-Sep-2021 08:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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