ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216383
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 October 1943 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB234 |
| MSN: | DX-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in the Elbe river near Arneburg, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Gerhard Raht of the 4./NJG 3, flying a Ju 88 C-6 from probably Westerland airfield.
Takeoff time: 17:31
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB234
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB234
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 February 1944 | ND503 | 57 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Volkse, Hillerse, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2018 17:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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