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| Date: | Monday 18 October 1943 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA917 |
| MSN: | MG-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moorlage, Emsbüren, Ems, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Hit by the heavy Flak units 1., 3. & 4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 262 (0), 2./schwere Flak-Abteilung 611 (o) and the 1. & 3./schwere Flak-Abteilung 606 (o).
Takeoff time: 17:48
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA917
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA917
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2018 18:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 14:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 23-Jun-2022 08:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 30-Jun-2023 14:39 | tachel | Updated |
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