ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220298
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| Date: | Saturday 26 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:45 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS666 |
| MSN: | KO-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 23:54 for an operation to Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Shot down by either Hauptmann Franz Buschmann of the 12./NJG 1 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen or Leeuwarden airfield) or Oberfeldwebel Heinz Vinke of the 11./NJG 1 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen airfield).
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/rashley-ronald.html
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/rashley-ronald.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 April 1944 | HK542 | 115 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Alken, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2018 09:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 29-Dec-2018 19:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jan-2019 12:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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