ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265144
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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:10 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA919 |
| MSN: | GT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Liethe, Wunstorf, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Takeoff at 19:29 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover.
The aircraft was engaged by Oberleutnant Gerhard Raht of the 4./NJG 3 based at Westerland/Sylt airfield, and by heavy (schwere) Flak.
Note: coned by a searchlight.
Those who perished rest in the Hannover War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA919&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG3.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 September 1943 | ED990 | 156 Sqn RAF | 7 | Lanzenhaar, Sauerlach, Bayern | |
w/o |
| 7 September 1943 | ED926 | 156 Sqn RAF | 0 | over München, Bayern | |
w/o |
| 7 September 1943 | JB177 | 156 Sqn RAF | 4 | Perlacher Forst, Bayern | |
w/o |
| 2 November 1944 | PB486 | 156 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2021 19:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Jul-2021 19:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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