Accident Avro Lancaster Mk IIIB PB235,
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Date:Thursday 5 October 1944
Time:20:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk IIIB
Owner/operator:44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF
Registration: PB235
MSN: KM-C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Risgård Bredning bay, Denmark -   Denmark
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Spilsby
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing on minelaying mission. Shot down by Oblt. August Györy of 5NJG3 at 20.35 hrs. The Lancaster was intercepted 20 km. north east of Nyköbing at 3.000 mtrs.
A naval flak battery, 3./M.Flak.A.814 also claimed shooting this aircraft down.

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Aircrew Remembered Website: http://www.aircrewremembered.com

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 January 1944 W4831 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF 8 near Lynow, Nuthe-Urstromtal, Brandenburg. w/o

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Map location of loss

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Aug-2013 21:40 JINX Added
25-Aug-2013 21:41 JINX Updated [Registration]
12-Oct-2014 06:48 pietrzak Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ]
27-Nov-2014 16:38 DB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator]

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