Accident Avro Lancaster Mk III LK810,
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Date:Tuesday 23 May 1944
Time:02:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk III
Owner/operator:425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF
Registration: LK810
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage:
Location:3 km south of Le Mans Aerodrome, Maine -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mission to LeMans Aerodrome. Hit by Flak Abteilung 596 & 955 and crashed 3 km S of LeMans Aerodrome.

Sources:

Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 012.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-May-2023 01:35 redsix Added
29-May-2023 09:45 Nepa Updated

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