ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221324
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| Date: | Friday 9 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:30 c. |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED923 |
| MSN: | OF-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bassenge, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn |
Takeoff at 23:16 for an operation to Köln, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Otto-Friedrich Erlinghagen of the 6./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED923
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED923
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-te-bassenge
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 1943 | JA716 | 97 (Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF | 0 | Rue Basse Ruelle, Hanzinelle, Namur | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2019 20:35 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Feb-2019 12:05 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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