ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213652
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:25 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE142 |
| MSN: | PH-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | road Wildeshausen - Oldenburg, 1 km north of Dötlingen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby |
Claimed shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Schmale of the 3./NJG 3 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Vechta airfield) and by heavy and light Flak. Claims Ofw. Schmale and Flak both confirmed. Also coned by searchlights.
Takeoff time: 21:52, for an operation against Hamburg.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered. Those who perished rest in Sage War Cemetery (they were initially buried at Vechta).
Sergeant P John BARTLETT (1299351) survived the crash of the Lancaster. He was sent to the Muhlberg prisoner of war camp on the Elbe.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EE142
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=59072&page=3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2018 14:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jul-2018 14:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2018 18:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-Jan-2021 16:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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