Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I W4171,
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Date:Tuesday 27 April 1943
Time:03:09
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:207 Sqn RAF
Registration: W4171
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mol, Antwerp -   Belgium
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Langar
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Fritz Kruse of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.

Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: EM-J
Takeoff time: 00:20
Crew: http://aircrewremembered.com/jones-iorwerth.html

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://aircrewremembered.com/jones-iorwerth.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Apr-2018 18:06 TigerTimon Added
01-Nov-2018 09:13 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
05-Nov-2022 09:12 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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