ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238129
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| Date: | Thursday 1 October 1942 |
| Time: | 22:31 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5759 |
| MSN: | QR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sildemow, Papendorf, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
Takeoff at 18:05 hrs local time for an operation to Wismar.
The aircraft was hit by heavy Flak of the 4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 117 (o) and crashed.
Those who did not survive rest in the 1939-1945 Berlin War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5759
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 July 1942 | R5737 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | Vrizy, Ardennes |  |
w/o |
| 3 September 1942 | W4136 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 10 December 1942 | W4168 | 61 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2020 08:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Jul-2022 15:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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