ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231041
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| Date: | Friday 14 January 1944 |
| Time: | 20:00 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 576 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME585 |
| MSN: | UL-H2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Operation - Braunschweig, Niedersachsen.
Probably, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Major Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of the Stab/NJG 2, who was flying Ju 88 R-2 R4+AA from Deelen airfield in the Netherlands.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ME585
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1944 | LL905 | 576 Sqn RAF | 4 | Blauberg, Sarrewerden, Bas-Rhin département |  |
w/o |
| 17 August 1944 | LM133 | 576 Sqn RAF | 1 | Höör, Skåne |  |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2019 18:25 | TigerTimon | Added |
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