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| Date: | Wednesday 3 November 1943 |
| Time: | 19:36 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4822 |
| MSN: | DX-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hechtel-Eksel, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Werner Baake of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110G from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 17:22
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4822
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4822
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-w4822-bij-hechtel
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2018 16:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 11-Nov-2022 06:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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