ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220898
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:22 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED689 |
| MSN: | WS-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | into the Rhine river near Köln-Poll, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bardney |
Takeoff at 22:17 for an operation to Köln, Germany.
Hit by several heavy Flak units.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED689
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED689
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 December 1942 | W4764 | 9 Sqn RAF | 7 | Marolles-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne département |  |
w/o |
| 13 January 1943 | W4843 | 9 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea W of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2019 20:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Jan-2019 12:40 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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