ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230369
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
| Time: | 05:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND815 |
| MSN: | OF-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Osmanville, Calvados -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby (takeoff at 03:08 hrs) |
| Pointe du Hoc Normandy France |
The aircraft was shot down by Feldwebel Kurt Eisele of the 3./SKG 10, flying a Focke-Wulf Fw 190G and engaged in a reconnaissance sortie of the French Atlantic coast.
There were no survivors among the crew.
Sources:
https://www.aerosteles.net/steleen-osmanville-lancaster
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1274
http://ww2.dk/oob/bestand/schlacht/biskg10.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2019 07:19 | tachel | Added |
| 19-May-2021 18:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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