Accident Avro Lancaster Mk III W4796,
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Date:Monday 4 January 1943
Time:20:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk III
Owner/operator:101 Sqn RAF
Registration: W4796
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea 40 km W of Leiden, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oblt. Rudolf Sigmund of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Bergen airfield.

Target: Essen
Call Sign: SR-R
Takeoff time: 17:30

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.156squadron.com/101Sqn/display_missionhdr.asp?MissionId=319
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/23270-W47961943-01-05.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Mar-2018 20:48 TigerTimon Added
09-Oct-2018 05:09 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
11-Jan-2019 16:20 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]
18-Jun-2022 03:29 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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