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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1943 |
| Time: | 02:10 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED862 |
| MSN: | OF-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 150 km N of Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
Possibly shot down by night fighter pilot Major Helmut Lent of the Stab IV./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+AF from Leeuwarden airfield.
Takeoff time: 22:28
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED862
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED862
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2018 15:19 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 15:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 15:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 04-Jun-2019 10:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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