ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216267
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| Date: | Monday 18 October 1943 |
| Time: | 20:25 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV230 |
| MSN: | SR-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Brelingen, Wedemark, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna |
| Hannover |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the 12./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+DZ from Quakenbrück or Leeuwarden airfield.
Also claimed by Oberleutnant Hans Gottuck of the Stab II./JG 301, flying a Bf 109 G-6.
Takeoff time: 17:15
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV230
Schnaufer's take off (19.04 hour) and landing (21.15 hour) : Quakenburg
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV230
Book : "Nachtspook van Sint-Truiden" page 105 and 259
Target of the sortie was Hannover.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 September 1943 | ED659 | 101 Sqn RAF | 7 | NNE of Stettin, Pommern (now Szczecin, PL) | |
w/o |
| 26 November 1943 | DV289 | 101 Sqn RAF | 6 | Heuchelheim, Hessen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2018 15:52 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2021 20:28 | Cvdl | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2021 20:46 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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