ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214863
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| Date: | Friday 3 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:50 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4961 |
| MSN: | KM-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Velber, Seelze, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunholme Lodge |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann August Geiger of the 7./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 19:50
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4961
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4961
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 September 1942 | W4169 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 6 | Nijbroekerweg road, Emst, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 1 October 1942 | W4187 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 7 | Skallingen, Blåvand, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
| 22 June 1944 | LL938 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 4 | Oberembt, Elsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 29 July 1944 | PB266 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 3 | Wangen, Baden-Württemberg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2018 07:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 10:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-Aug-2020 09:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
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