ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214653
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| Date: | Thursday 21 January 1943 |
| Time: | 19:52 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4340 |
| MSN: | PM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 40 km N of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Georg Kraft of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Leeuwarden airfield.
Takeoff time: 17:35
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4340
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4340http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4340
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1943 | JA855 | 103 Sqn RAF | 5 | 'Cleefswit' estate, Elsendorp, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 15 February 1944 | ND363 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | Waddenzee off Oosterend, Texel, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 22 March 1944 | ND329 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | Frankfurt-Rödelheim, Hessen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2018 06:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2019 16:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 11:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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