ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231036
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| Date: | Friday 14 January 1944 |
| Time: | 19:04 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LL699 |
| MSN: | EQ-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hellendorf and Negenborn at Wedemark, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 17:00 hrs for an operation to Braunschweig in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Wilhelm Villforth of the 5./NJG 2, who was flying Ju 88 C-6 R4+TN from Deelen airfield in the Netherlands.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LL699
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 February 1944 | DS788 | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF | 5 | Wolfsbarge, Kropswolde, Groningen prv |  |
w/o |
| 29 July 1944 | LL725 | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF | 8 | North Sea 10-60 km off Helgoland island (Schleswig-Holstein) | |
mis |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2019 18:04 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Dec-2019 16:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
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