ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230908
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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1944 |
| Time: | 02:25 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB317 |
| MSN: | GT-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Holtrup and Schweringen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Takeoff at 00:19 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Oloff of the 2./NJG 1 (based at Venlo airfield in the Netherlands), who was flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+EK.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB317
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 April 1944 | ND349 | 156 Sqn RAF | 4 | Huckingen, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 18 December 1944 | PB675 | 156 Sqn RAF | 7 | Missing | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2019 10:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Jul-2022 11:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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