ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216423
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| Date: | Friday 22 October 1943 |
| Time: | 21:20 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4357 |
| MSN: | QR-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south-southwest of Beverungen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Shot down by Hauptmann Manfred Meurer of the Stab I./NJG 1, flying a Heinkel He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands. All seven crew members were taken prisoner of war.
Takeoff time: 18:26
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4357
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4357
'He 219' by R. Francis Ferguson (2020)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 August 1942 | R5662 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Efferen, Hürth, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2018 16:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 08:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 25-Feb-2019 08:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2019 10:29 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2021 09:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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