ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231802
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| Date: | Sunday 20 February 1944 |
| Time: | 03:30 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV220 |
| MSN: | AS-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km southeast of Krahne, Kloster Lehnin, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:21 hrs for an operation against aircraft assembly factories at Leipzig in Sachsen.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Albert Walter of the 1./NJG 6, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Stendal airfield in Sachsen-Anhalt.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/allan-frances-frederick-george.html
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 December 1944 | ME647 | 166 Sqn RAF | 7 | Rimburgerweg road, Eygelshoven, Limburg |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2019 10:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
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