ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209500
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:25 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED563 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the churchyard at Rentrisch, St. Ingbert, Saarland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Coned by 3. & 4./Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 160 (v) at a height of 50 meters.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: HW-G
Takeoff time: 21:22
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://books.google.nl/books?id=fFvGBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT53&lpg=PT53&dq=lancaster+ED711&source=bl&ots=-nyP6UD2v5&sig=j8tKidjZ5DXPnJawdmZD1vdJPoU&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-6vylycPaAhVK-6QKHXqlDD8Q6AEIQTAD#v=onepage&q=ED563&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 10:03 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Apr-2018 10:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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