ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159410
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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 153 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB639 |
| MSN: | P4-I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Strümp, Meerbusch, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 16:05 hrs for an operation against Düsseldorf.
The aircraft was shot down by Hauptmann Bruno Kamsties of the 6./NJG 2, who was flying Junkers Ju 88 G-1 4R+KP from an airfield at Köln.
All seven crew members rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB639&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 16:13 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 21:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2021 13:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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