ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209663
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | W4795 |
| MSN: | QR-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | claim location: 2 km E of Rerik, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Peter Ehrhardt of the 5./NJG 5, flying a Bf 110 from Parchim airfield.
Target: Stettin
Takeoff time: 21:27
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4795
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/25147-W47951943-04-21.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4795
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 1943 | JB132 | 61 Sqn RAF | 8 | between Southwell and Bleasby, Nottingham; Nottinghamshire |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2018 09:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 08:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Nov-2018 08:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2022 05:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Aug-2022 09:38 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Time, Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2023 07:58 | Mlupicard | Updated [[Date, Time, Operator]] |
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