ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230947
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| Date: | Sunday 2 January 1944 |
| Time: | 02:18 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB548 |
| MSN: | DX-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Frenswegen, Nordhorn, GB, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 00:06 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
Over Niedersachsen, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Major Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of the Stab/NJG 2 (based at Deelen airfield in the Netherlands), who was flying Ju 88 R-2 R4+AA.
The seven crew were all taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB548
http://www.550squadronassociation.org.uk/documents/public/Lanc_losses-jan44.pdf
List of crashes of Allied aircraft between 1 January and 29 February 1944, included in MACR files (http://www.fold3.com/image/#1|38647790)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2019 18:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Dec-2019 18:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2019 08:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 08-Jun-2022 21:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jun-2022 04:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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