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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JB707 |
| MSN: | LQ-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rinkobing Fjord -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge |
| Hamburg |
Took off at 22h48 from RAF Gransden Lodge on a night bombing mission to Hamburg Germany. Believed shot down by a night fighter.
Sources:
405 Sqn RCAF wartime records from RCAF historical microfilms
Personnel files of all RCAF crewmembers detailing the loss - Ancestry.ca
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB707&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
The National Archives UK
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=JB707
Airwar over Denmark https://www.flensted.eu.com/1944088.shtml
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2025 16:45 | tachel | Added |
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