ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230907
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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1944 |
| Time: | 02:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 619 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM423 |
| MSN: | PG-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ankum, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:43 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Kurt Matzak of the 12./NJG 1, who was flying Bf110 G-4 G9+IZ from Leeuwarden airfield in the Netherlands.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM423the exact crash site (Eggermühlen-Basum) was found by the German historian Volker Urbansky v.urbansky@t-online.de
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1943 | EE198 | 619 Sqn RAF | 7 | Heusden - Asten, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2019 09:52 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Nov-2019 09:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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