ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210422
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:15 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED390 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Nordhorn, GB, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Dietrich Schmidt of the 8./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.
Target: Dortmund
Call Sign: DX-V
Takeoff time: 21:35
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/25266-ED3901943-05-05.html
https://books.google.nl/books?id=LUYRBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT275&lpg=PT275&dq=lancaster+ed390&source=bl&ots=cUcFLkfCox&sig=Clfr0UaXKz2gU42IILhTth0LOgI&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjT-7KGh-7aAhXO_qQKHcKDCFQQ6AEIUTAI#v=onepage&q=lancaster%20ed390&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2018 07:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2022 04:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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