ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217066
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 November 1943 |
| Time: | 19:57 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED438 |
| MSN: | EA-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hastenrath bei Düren -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Meister of the 1./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Florennes airfield, Belgium.
Takeoff time: 16:46
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED438
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED438
Todesbescheinigungen des Reservelazaretts Köl-Nippes in HAStKöln Bestand 756 / A20
Zeitzeugenaussagen in: Plane crash on 03.11.1943
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 1943 | ED625 | 49 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
| 14 January 1944 | JB295 | 49 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Reppner, Salzgitter, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 22 June 1944 | ME675 | 49 Sqn RAF | 7 | near 'Wellenseind' 3 km northeast of Bladel, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2018 18:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2022 12:17 | manniwei | Updated [Location, Source] |
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