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| Date: | Monday 18 October 1943 |
| Time: | 20:24 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB349 |
| MSN: | PM-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | southwest of Hildesheim, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Shot down by Hauptmann Friedrich Karl Müller of the Stab/JG 300, flying an Fw 190 A-6.
Five crew members are buried at the Hanover War Cemetery. Two crew members are missing in action.
Takeoff time: 17:33
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB349
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB349
http://web.archive.org/web/20171024212443/http://www.charterhouse.org.uk:80/OCWarGraves
http://www.avres-neustadt.de/headstone/crashsiteshildesheim/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2016 14:45 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Oct-2018 15:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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