ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159459
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| Date: | Monday 6 November 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB725 |
| MSN: | QR-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | east of Coesfeld (grid square JP 2), Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 16:18 hrs for an operation, to cut the Mittellandkanal at Gravenhorst, Hörstel (NRW).
The aircraft was shot down by 22-year-old Hauptmann Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the Stab/NJG 4, who had taken off from Dortmund-Brackel at around 19:00 hrs in Bf 110 G-4 G9+EF.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB725&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 1942 | R5544 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Düsseldorf-Eller, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 5 September 1942 | R5682 | 61 Sqn RAF | 3 | de Alde Feanen national park; near Wartena, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 23 April 1944 | LM476 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | near the Dallensenweg road, Lügde, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 9 February 1945 | PB737 | 61 Sqn RAF | 1 | Am Pk. and Krummbek Road off Lidenallee | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 20:09 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 07-Sep-2021 13:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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