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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD397 |
| MSN: | AS-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 14:50 hrs for an operation against Köln.
The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.
Those who perished rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PD397&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 20:17 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 15-Sep-2021 10:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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