ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231064
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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1944 |
| Time: | 02:38 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB681 |
| MSN: | DX-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Luhme, Rheinsberg, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:23 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Walter Rohlfing of the 9./NJG 3 (based at Stade airfield in Niedersachsen), who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB681
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 August 1943 | JA696 | 57 Sqn RAF | 7 | 1.5 km north of Nindorf, Klein-Nindorf, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 23 May 1944 | NE127 | 57 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Groningen City, Groningen prv |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2019 09:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
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