ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158516
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PA985 |
| MSN: | PM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Took off from RAF Elsham Wolds at 21:15 hrs for a bombing operation against Stuttgart in Germany.
Very badly shot about by a night fighter south of Toul at height of 15,500 ft at 01:02 hrs; on regaining the south coast crash-landed near Little Horwood airfield, 6 miles ESE of Buchingham. No injuries reported.
The night fighter pilot has been identified as Leutnant Heinz Reuter of the 7./NJG 2, who was flying a Junkers Ju 88 from Volkel airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew:
Fg Off L J L Green
Flt Sgt G Thomas
Flt Sgt J E Freebairn RCAF
Sgt I E Jones
Flt Sgt J H Sweet
Sgt R F Dawson
Sgt V C Yates
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the SEcond World War 1944 Page 361.
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 1942 | W4787 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | Le Moulin à Vent, Solre-le-Château, département du Nord |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2013 08:22 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Jun-2016 22:10 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2018 14:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 03-Mar-2021 09:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2021 09:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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