ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231524
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS681 |
| MSN: | OW-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Peenemünde, Pommern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Linton-on-Ouse |
| Peenemünde |
Shot down by night-fighter, only Reading managed to bail out before the crash. The rest of the crew are buried in Germany. This was No 426 first raid flying Lancasters and the second CO to be lost.
Sources:
https://426sqdn.ca/remembrances/honour_roll_ii.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2019 02:45 | tachel | Added |
| 03-Jul-2022 14:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Jul-2022 05:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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