ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177757
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| Date: | Friday 22 October 1943 |
| Time: | 21:20 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM314 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lügde, Rischenau -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Elsham Wolds, UK |
Shot down by a German fighter plane during a bombing raid on Kassel, Germany.
The entire crew of eight perished in the crash. A second pilot was on board for unknown reason.
The deceased are all buried at the British War Cemetery in Hannover, Germany.
Sources:
http://www.spurensuche-owl.de/front_content.php?idart=130David Fell - historian to 103Squadron
ORB Page 243 for the month of October 1943 shows the crew of eight.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2015 09:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Apr-2018 20:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Oct-2018 18:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2018 14:46 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Mar-2019 19:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 07-Apr-2024 16:44 | Andy C65 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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