ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244303
Last updated: 22 October 2020
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| Date: | 21-JUL-1944 |
| Time: | 01:25 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Squadron Royal Air Force (90 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | LM189 |
| C/n / msn: | WP-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Baerl, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 23:16 hrs for a bombing operation against the Rheinpreussen synthetic oil installation at Meerbeck.
The aircraft was intercepted by a night fighter and engaged by heavy (schwere) Flak.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/mcglone-frank.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2020 18:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
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