ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239905
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| Date: | Saturday 4 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:17 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA854 |
| MSN: | MG-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berlin-Adlershof -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:09 hrs local time for an operation against Berlin.
Over the target, the aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by schwere (heavy) Flak of the Flakgruppe Berlin East and South, blowing up mid-air.
There was only one survivor. The six who perished have no known grave. They are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA854
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 October 1944 | PB241 | 7 Sqn RAF | 2 | Wissel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2020 07:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
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