ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209394
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:34 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | W4942 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Worms-Horchheim road, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Coned by searchlights and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Richard Launer of the 10./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: UV-F
Takeoff time: 21:06
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/18366-W49421943-04-17.html
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/18366-W49421943-04-17.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2018 15:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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