ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174196
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | 01:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED751 |
| MSN: | PM-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Saint-Mihiel, Meuse département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Elsham Wolds, UK |
Takeoff at 19:38 hrs local time for an operation against Mannheim and Ludwigshafen in Germany.
The aircraft developed engine failure after being hit by Flak shortly after crossing the French coast. However, it did continue to bomb the target. Homeward-bound and when two engines were out of order and a fourth on fire, the entire crew successfully bailed out of the plane.
Sources:
http://aircrewremembered.com/cant-robert.html
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=5602
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 1942 | W4820 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | Vavincourt, Meuse département | |
w/o |
| 20 October 1943 | ED881 | 103 Sqn RAF | 8 | North Sea or Wadden Sea |  |
mis |
| 13 July 1944 | PA999 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | Véel, Fains-Véel, Meuse département | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2015 19:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Aug-2020 19:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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