ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279876
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| Date: | Thursday 8 February 1945 |
| Time: | 00:16 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 467 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | NG455 |
| MSN: | PO-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Horstmar area, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
Takeoff at 21:02 hrs for an operation against the Dortmund-Ems Kanal near Ladbergen.
Homeward-bound, intercepted by Hauptmann Gerhard Raht of Stab I./NJG 2, flying Ju 88 G-6 4R+AB from Twente airfield in the Netherlands.
Those who perished rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. For more details, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=NG455&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2022 09:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
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