ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216234
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| Date: | Monday 18 October 1943 |
| Time: | 20:05 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB279 |
| MSN: | PM-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | east of Erichshagen, Nienburg/Weser, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Shot down by the crew of Hauptmann Meurer & Oberfeldwebel Scheibe of the Stab I./NJG 1, flying a Heinkel He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 17:30 / operation - Hannover
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB279
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB279
'He 219' by R. Francis Ferguson (2020)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 May 1944 | ME722 | 103 Sqn RAF | 3 | Hasselterdijk road, Zwolle, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
| 6 December 1944 | NG276 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | northeastern district of Merseburg, Sachsen-Anhalt | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2018 10:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 18:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 10-Mar-2020 19:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 08:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 08:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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