ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230911
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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1944 |
| Time: | 03:20 approx |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS667 |
| MSN: | A4-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ackendorf, Hohe Börde, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 00:30 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Wendelin Breukel of the 5./NJG 2 (based at Deelen airfield in the Netherlands), who was flying a Ju 88 C-6.
The pilot, Hayes Robert Jeffrey, later succumbed to his injuries, on the 26th of January.
For the rest of the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS667
https://115squadron-raf.be/crews/Lancaster%20Mk%20II%20-%20DS667%20-%20KO-G.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 October 1944 | ME692 | 115 Sqn RAF | 8 | North Sea 60-90 km N of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2019 10:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Nov-2019 10:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Nov-2019 10:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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