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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM330 |
| MSN: | KM-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea poss off Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunholme Lodge |
Shot down by a night fighter, there are two possibilities:
- shot down at 02:46 by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Rudolf Sigmund of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen or Leeuwarden airfield.
- shot down at 03:09 by night fighter pilot Major Helmut Lent of the Stab IV./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+EF from Leeuwarden airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:50
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM330
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM330
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2018 18:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 12-Jan-2019 11:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2022 07:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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