ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199803
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Date: | Friday 17 September 1943 |
Time: | 07:20 |
Type: | Avro Lancaster Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 619 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | EE106 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Vila Chã Portugal -
Portugal
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:After bombing Antheor railway viaduct in south France navigational error put aircraft off track. When error was discovered aircraft was over north coast of Spain with insufficient fuel to return to England. Decision to ditch of coast of Portugal near Vila Chå. Aircraft w/o and crew rescued by local fisherman.
Sources:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbpennfi/penn8b2Deschaine_GE.htm Images:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Sep-2017 14:47 |
johnboy |
Added |
20-Sep-2017 08:49 |
Anon. |
Updated [Photo, ] |
20-Sep-2017 11:38 |
Anon. |
Updated [Photo, ] |
18-Oct-2018 15:28 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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