ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214301
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| Date: | Sunday 15 August 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED722 |
| MSN: | QR-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berchères-les-Pierres, Eure-et-Loir 28 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
| Milan |
Shot down by an Fw 190A of the 2./JG 2, flown by either Feldwebel German Elflein (claiming a Lancaster at 23:20) or by Unteroffizier Herbert Penz (claiming a Lancaster at 23:26).
Takeoff time: 20:20
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED722&o=DateIncident&d=asc
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED722&o=DateIncident&d=asc
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 June 1942 | R5613 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | La Hulpe, Walloon Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 4 July 1942 | R5663 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | Öresund near Lerberget, Helsingborg |  |
w/o |
| 25 April 1944 | LM359 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | La Chapelle-Thècle, Saône-et-Loire département | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2018 08:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 08:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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