ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243822
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| Date: | Thursday 22 June 1944 |
| Time: | 01:17 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 619 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED859 |
| MSN: | PG-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hetzerath, Erkelenz, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:12 hrs for a bombing operation against the synthetic oil plant at Wesseling.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Weiner of the 2./NJG 3, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
There were no survivors amongst the crew. All rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED859
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 February 1945 | PB210 | 619 Sqn RAF | 6 | Karlsruhe | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2020 17:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
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