ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236095
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| Date: | Sunday 16 August 1942 |
| Time: | 03:26 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5735 |
| MSN: | VN-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field near Winnekendonk, Kevelaer, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 00:57 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 G9+AH from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
In a PoW report Sergeant Letherbridge stated: “The aircraft was hit by enemy action at 0300 hours on 16th Aug and went into a spin. I have no clear recollection of what happened after putting on my chute and have no information re. the others.”
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5735
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 August 1944 | ED588 | 50 Sqn RAF | 7 | Höjalen, 4km W Vittsjö, 21 km NNW Hässleholm (Skane) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2020 18:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
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