ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216286
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| Date: | Monday 18 October 1943 |
| Time: | 20:26 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4276 |
| MSN: | EM-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of Wettbergen, Hannover, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spilsby |
| Hannover |
Coned by searchlights, shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Paul Szameitat of the 5./NJG 3, flying Do 217 N-1 D5+SN from Schleswig airfield.
Takeoff time: 17:21
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4276
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4276
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1943 | W4120 | 207 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Hoef aan de Pan, Maarheeze, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 2 January 1944 | DV370 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Brunnental at Helmstedt, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 22 June 1944 | LM578 | 207 Sqn RAF | 8 | North Sea NW of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2018 06:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2022 16:26 | EUREKYS | Updated [Destination airport] |
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