ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218479
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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
| Time: | 20:05 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB458 |
| MSN: | PM-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Frankfurt-Höchst and Oberau, Altenstadt, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Claimed shot down by the night fighter pilots Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Engel of the 1./NJG 6 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Mainz-Finthen airfield) and Major Wilhelm Herget of the Stab I./NJG 4 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Florennes airfield, Belgium) and by heavy Flak units.
The aircraft exploded in mid-air, the wreckage coming down over a wide area between Höchst and Oberau. The distance between these two places measures 34 kilometres.
Target: Berlin
Takeoff time: 17:18
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB458
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB458
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 October 1943 | JB147 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | 5km North of Kaltenweide | |
w/o |
| 2 January 1944 | ND325 | 12 Sqn RAF | 1 | Wingsbach, Taunusstein, Hessen | |
w/o |
| 28 May 1944 | ND925 | 103 Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea, West of Vlissingen |  |
w/o |
| 29 July 1944 | PB147 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | Crashed 300 metres from Xaronval (Vosges) at 1.17am per Police report |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2018 17:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Nov-2018 18:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2018 18:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2018 08:28 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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