ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220274
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| Date: | Saturday 26 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:11 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS663 |
| MSN: | KO-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Château de la Beuvrière, Grez-Neuville, Maine-et-Loire -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 22:50 for a Gardening operation off the French Atlantic coast.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Erich Gollasch of the 11./NJG 5.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS663
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS663
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3572
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 July 1943 | DS690 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | Rue des Alleines, Bouillon, Luxembourg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2018 20:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 29-Dec-2018 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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