ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234634
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| Date: | Sunday 23 April 1944 |
| Time: | 00:23 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | ND412 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Laon area, Aisne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire |
At a height of 8,000 feet, the aircraft was damaged by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Heinz Filipzig of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Saint-Dizier airfield in Haute-Marne. Two fires broke out and the rear gunner was killed.
The aircraft returned to England and later served with 630 Squadron RAF.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
https://630squadron.wordpress.com/2019/05/24/lancaster-nd412/
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2020 14:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
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