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| Date: | Monday 4 January 1943 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4796 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 40 km W of Leiden, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oblt. Rudolf Sigmund of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Bergen airfield.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: SR-R
Takeoff time: 17:30
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.156squadron.com/101Sqn/display_missionhdr.asp?MissionId=319
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/23270-W47961943-01-05.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2018 20:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jan-2019 16:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 03:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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