ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265241
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:12 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED904 |
| MSN: | AS-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dortmund area, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:22 hrs (local time) for an operation against Bochum.
Over the target, engaged by Leutnant Otto Brüning of the 1./JG 300, who was flying a Bf 109G from Bonn-Hangelar airfield.
All seven rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED904&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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| 27 September 1943 | ED372 | 166 Sqn RAF | 3 | Giesen, Niedersachsen | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2021 15:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Jul-2021 15:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
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