ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231323
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| Date: | Friday 21 January 1944 |
| Time: | 23:20 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 467 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | ED803 |
| MSN: | PO-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | over Eickendorf, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 20:20 hrs for an operation to Magdeburg in Sachsen-Anhalt.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Johannes Engels of the 1./NJG 6 (based at Mainz-Finthen airfield in Rheinland-Pfalz), 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=ED803
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2019 17:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
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