ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214341
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:46 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 467 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | LM342 |
| MSN: | PO- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baltic Sea, near Swinemünde, Pommern (now Świnoujście, PL) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottesford |
Possibly hit by two Luftwaffe aircraft:
- an Fw 190A, flown by Hauptmann Friedrich Karl Müller of the Stab/JG Herrmann
- and a Bf 110 G-4, flown by Major Günther Radusch of the Stab/NJG 5.
Takeoff time: 21:45
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM342
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM342
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 February 1943 | ED529 | 467 Sqn RAAF | 7 | North Sea or Jadebusen (Jade Bight) |  |
mis |
| 24 August 1943 | JB124 | 467 Sqn RAAF | 7 | North Sea possibly off Friesland |  |
mis |
| 22 November 1943 | L7574 | 467 Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2018 18:45 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 20:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 02-Jul-2022 05:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Jul-2022 05:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Jul-2022 05:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
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