ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312146
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| Date: | Monday 22 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:12 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL960 |
| MSN: | HW-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Binsheim, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Lancaster LL960: Took off at 22:44 hrs from RAF Grimsby. 21/05/1944
Hit by Flak and exploded in mid- air scattering debris over an area identified as Repelen-Baerl- Binscheim all sizeable communitied west of the Rhine and NNW of Duisburg.
Mission to Duisburg. Shot down by Flak. Hit by Scheinwerfer Flak Abteilung 447, schw. F;al Abteilung 472 4./ Flak Abteilung 394. Exploded over Binsheim 01:12hrs. 22/05/1944
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 009.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 1943 | ED973 | 100 Sqn RAF | 7 | Grashoek near Helden, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 24 December 1944 | PD420 | 100 Sqn RAF | 0 | Kirkham, Lancashire |  |
w/o |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2023 20:06 | redsix | Added |
| 29-May-2023 10:00 | Nepa | Updated |
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