ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246511
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| Date: | 13-AUG-1944 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | KB758 |
| MSN: | NA-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Winsen, Landkreis Celle, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St-George |
| Braunschweig |
Takeoff at 21:03 hrs for a bombing operation against Braunschweig in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Walter Rohlfing of the 9./NJG 3, who had taken off from Schleswig airfield at 22:44 hrs in Junkers Ju 88 G-1 D5+FT.
Those who perished rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/Aug44/Aug12~1344.html
Military records of the deceased from Archives Canada & DND
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=kb758
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
Bing Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2021 19:19 | tachel | Added |
| 06-Jan-2021 21:43 | tachel | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2021 21:53 | tachel | Updated [Date, Time] |
| 05-Mar-2021 09:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2021 09:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
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