ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232650
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| Date: | Thursday 15 June 1944 |
| Time: | 02:24 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 582 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE174 |
| MSN: | 6O-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Adinkerke, De Panne, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton, Cambridgeshire |
Oberleutnant Werner Hopf of the 8./NJG 5 was scrambled from Laon-Athies (France) between 01:00-10 hrs in Bf 110 G-4 C9+BS and intercepted this Lanc.
The Master Bomber of the Douai raid and his crew of seven all died on board their aircraft. Hopf returned to Laon-Athies at 03:18 hrs.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-45291.html
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
https://www.flickr.com/photos/107618809@N08/26953221224/
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 September 1944 | PB378 | 582 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2020 15:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Feb-2020 20:16 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2021 14:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 04-Jun-2021 15:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 06:39 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 26-Jun-2022 09:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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