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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:10 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JB120 |
| MSN: | LQ-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | IJsselmeer, poss near Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 19:45 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover in Germany. Location is claimed.
The aircraft was shot down by Hauptmann August Geiger of the 7./NJG 1 based at Fliegerhorst Twente, flying a Bf 110 G-4.
All seven crew are missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB120&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2021 19:19 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Jun-2022 19:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2022 09:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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