ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264980
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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:25 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV225 |
| MSN: | PH-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Iggelheim, Böhl-Iggelheim, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:15 hrs (local time) for an operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
Homeward-bound, coned by searchlights and engaged by heavy (schwere) Flak.
All seven rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV225&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2021 16:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
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