ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239922
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| Date: | Saturday 4 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:54 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA966 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | northwest of Berlin -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Operation - Berlin.
Just after bomb release, flying at 16,500 feet, hit from close range by one burst of gunfire from a night fighter at 00:54 hrs. The rear gun turret was severely shot up and the rear gunner was killed. Tail plane, port and underside of fuselage damaged. On return to England, the damage was assessed as category AC.
The attacker has been identified as Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Säwert of the 4./NJG 5, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Greifswald airfield in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://ww2.dk/air/njagd/njg5.htm
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA857
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2020 11:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Aug-2020 11:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2020 11:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2024 08:03 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
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