ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230909
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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB453 |
| MSN: | OL-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blankenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 00:05 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
Possibly, the aircraft was damaged by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Berthold Ney of the Stab III./NJG 2 (based at Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands), who was flying a Ju 88 C-6.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB453
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2019 10:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
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