ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159486
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| Date: | Monday 4 December 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 463 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | PB792 |
| MSN: | JO-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Le Hohwald, Bas-Rhin département -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 16:27 hrs for an operation against Heilbronn in Germany.
Flew into hill on return.
Those who perished rest in the Choloy war cemetery. 18-year-old gunner Flight Sergeant Cheesman managed to evade capture.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1520
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 January 1944 | W4897 | 463 Sqn RAAF | 7 | English Channel off Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Dunkerque, Nord 59 | |
w/o |
| 6 November 1944 | NF990 | 463 Sqn RAAF | 2 | road between Lotte - Tecklenburger Land; Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 02:10 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 16:41 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 11-Sep-2021 07:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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