ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213843
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| Date: | Saturday 31 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5665 |
| MSN: | ZN-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Viersener Straße, Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Coned by searchlights over the target, damaged by Flak, hit by a night fighter (probably Unteroffizier Ernst Müller of the 5./JG Herrmann, flying a Bf 109 G-6 or an Fw 190A), abandoned.
Takeoff time: 22:00
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/reid-kenneth.html
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/reid-kenneth.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 1942 | R5844 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | Homberg, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 6 October 1944 | PD214 | 106 Sqn RAF | 8 | Varrelbusch-Staatsforsten near railway station; Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2018 20:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 21:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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