ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217931
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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
| Time: | 22:11 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 514 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS784 |
| MSN: | JI-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sorinne-la-Longue, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Foulsham |
Hit by the night fighter pilots Hauptmann Franz Evers of the Stab I./NJG 6 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Mainz-Finthen airfield, Germany) and by Leutnant Erhard Peters of the 8./NJG 4 (flying from Juvincourt airfield, France). The victory was credited to Lt. Peters by Luftwaffe authorities.
Target: Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Takeoff time: 17:24
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS784
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS784
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 May 1944 | LL652 | 514 Sqn RAF | 7 | Ophasselt, Geraardsbergen, East Flanders | |
w/o |
| 29 July 1944 | LM206 | 514 Sqn RAF | 5 | 7 km NNW of Neufchateau, Vosges |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2018 19:52 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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