ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74570
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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Date:28-APR-1944
Time:02:15
Type:Avro Lancaster Mk.III
Operator:35 Sqn RAF
Registration: ND759
C/n / msn:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Steckborn -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The Lancaster crashed in the Swiss Alps.

Was on a mission to Friedrichshafen ( Bodensee/Lake Constance ).

Sources:
http://www.warbird.ch/contento/Berichte/Abstürze/TG/BauerstelltBesatzungsmitglie/tabid/597/language/de-CH/Default.aspx
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft NA100 - NZ999, published 1992


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-May-2010 02:39 FLYINGBROTHER1 Added
05-Sep-2011 11:40 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative]
08-Sep-2011 07:05 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative]
26-Dec-2011 05:34 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
27-Jan-2012 13:39 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
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