ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236219
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4129 |
| MSN: | EM-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
Takeoff at 21:07 hrs local time for an operation to Kassel in Germany.
The aircraft crashed into the North Sea. Possibly, it was damaged on return by night fighter pilot Stabsfeldwebel Gerhard Herzog of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands - (claim) 'Lancaster' SW Roermond at 01:10 hrs.
Four of the crew are missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4129
http://www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk/war_memorials.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 1942 | R5633 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | Drais, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz |  |
w/o |
| 8 December 1942 | R5570 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | Piazza d'Armi at Turin |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2020 14:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
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