ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239751
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:32 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE136 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | over Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Over the target, the aircraft was attacked five times by 'Wilde Sau' pilot Ofw. Karl-Heinz Seeler of the 7./JG 300 based at Oldenburg airfield (Niedersachsen), who was flying a Bf 109G.
The aircraft was so severely shot up that 'the bullet holes were too numerous to count' as stated in the Combat Report.
Back in England, the damage was assessed as category AC.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/9_wwII.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2020 08:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
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