ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194542
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| Date: | Friday 12 May 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 514 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL739 |
| MSN: | JI-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Avenue Léopold, Rixensart, Walloon Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach, Cambridge |
| Louvain |
The aircraft was shot up shortly after completing the bomb run on a railway centre at Leuven (Vlaams-Brabant). The starboard inner engine caught fire and the fire spread rapidly.
All crew members survived by parachute.
The rear gunner believed the crew was attacked by an 'Fw 190' but the pilot P/O Bruce Cunningham RNzAF was sure that it was fire from another Lanc.
Sources:
http://retro-rixensart.skynetblogs.be/archive/2012/03/09/un-bombardier-lancaster-s-ecrase-a-rixensart.html
http://aircraft-crashes-belgium.jouwweb.be/514-sq-ll739-lancaster/crash-1
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-ll739-te-rixensart
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2017 19:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 23-Apr-2020 11:24 | Bruce | Updated [Time, Destination airport] |
| 19-May-2021 17:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 11:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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