ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58869
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| Date: | Thursday 16 September 1943 |
| Time: | 04:05 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE130 |
| MSN: | AJ-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bergeshövede, Hörstel, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby (EGXC) |
| RAF Coningsby (EGXC) |
Probably shot down by light Flak during raid on Dortmund-Ems canal and crashed at Bergeshövede (1./leichte Flak-Abteilung 747 (Flak Untergruppe Rheine)).
It is not known for certain whether EE130 dropped its bombs on the target.
Crew were F/L R.A.P Allesbrook, F/Sgt P. Moore, P/O N.A. Botting, F/O J.M. Grant, F/Sgt R.B.S. Lulham (not confirmed), Sgt A.G. Jones, F/Sgt W. Walker and F/Sgt S. Hitchen
Takeoff time: 00:01
Sources:
http://www.dambusters.org.uk/docs/recordbook.pdf
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft EA100 - EZ999, published 2010
Lost Bombers
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EE130
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2009 22:08 | VH-KDK | Added |
| 06-Sep-2011 03:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 09:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2018 10:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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