ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209515
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:17 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | W4331 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oggersheim, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton |
Hit by heavy Flak units and one light Flak unit.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: UV-R
Takeoff time: 21:06
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/18365-W43311943-04-17.html
https://books.google.nl/books?id=fFvGBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT156&lpg=PT156&dq=lancaster+ED379&source=bl&ots=-nyP6VB2xd&sig=KruVsI3CzjPve-45dugB_3EtTwI&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjg7qWa58PaAhVObFAKHaaTCJsQ6AEINzAC#v=onepage&q=W4331&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 13:16 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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