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| Date: | Monday 11 December 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD263 |
| MSN: | DX-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Missing on mission against the Heimbach dam (Urfttalsperre) in NRW.
Took off 1233 11 Dec 1944 from East Kirkby. All are buried in Rheinberg War cemetery.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PD263&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=PD263
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 15:27 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 18:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 29-Dec-2020 08:42 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2021 10:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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