ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239914
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| Date: | Saturday 4 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED659 |
| MSN: | SR-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NNE of Stettin, Pommern (now Szczecin, PL) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:36 hrs local time for an operation against Berlin.
The aircraft exploded in a Flak barrage near Stettin; all seven rest in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED659
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 October 1943 | DV230 | 101 Sqn RAF | 9 | near Brelingen, Wedemark, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 26 November 1943 | DV289 | 101 Sqn RAF | 6 | Heuchelheim, Hessen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2020 09:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Jun-2022 14:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Jun-2022 14:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
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