ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234579
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| Date: | Friday 31 March 1944 |
| Time: | 00:39 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME638 |
| MSN: | AS-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weidenhahn, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:35 hrs for an operation to Nürnberg in Bayern.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Berthold Ney of the Stab III./NJG 2, who had taken off from Deelen airfield in the Netherlands, in a Ju 88.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ME638
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 1943 | LM341 | 166 Sqn RAF | 6 | 10 km east of Köthen, Sachsen-Anhalt | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2020 08:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
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