ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214799
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| Date: | Thursday 18 February 1943 |
| Time: | 21:31 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4375 |
| MSN: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 30 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Georg Kraft of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Takeoff time: 18:29
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4375
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4375
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 June 1943 | ED781 | 57 Sqn RAF | 6 | north of Lantin, Juprelle, Liège |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2018 09:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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