Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I LL894,
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Date:Tuesday 16 May 1944
Time:01:53
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:625 Sqn RAF
Registration: LL894
MSN: CF-T
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea, 60 km WNW Sylyt -   Denmark
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kelstern,
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Gardening mission. Shot down by Hauptmann Franz Buschmann, Stab. IV./NJG 3 as his 7th victory.

Sources:

Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, 1944
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 007.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
26 November 1943 ED809 625 Sqn RAF 7 near 'Varenna' estate, Apeldoorn, Gelderland w/o
25 March 1944 ND641 625 Sqn RAF 6 Binnenveldsweg road, Tubbergen, Overijssel w/o
1 July 1944 PB126 625 Sqn RAF 2 Lutz-en-Dunois, Eure-et-Loir département w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-May-2023 20:40 redsix Added
29-May-2023 09:27 Nepa Updated

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