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| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 635 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB453 |
| MSN: | F2-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Essen-Borbeck; Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 16:51 hrs for an operation against Essen.
Hit by Flak of Flakgruppe Essen on the bombing run; exploded and showered wreckage over the western suburb of Borbeck.
All seven rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB453&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=PB453
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 07:25 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 20:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 29-Dec-2020 08:42 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2021 15:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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