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Date: | Sunday 15 August 1943 |
Time: | 23:20 |
Type: | Avro Lancaster Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | W5002 |
MSN: | QR-L |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Les Mardelles, Ambenay, Eure -
France
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Shot down by Leutnant Detlef Grossfuss of the 2./JG 2, flying a Wilde Sau operation with an Fw 190A.
Takeoff time: 20:29
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5002
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5002 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Aug-2018 09:01 |
TigerTimon |
Added |
10-Aug-2018 09:19 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Location] |
03-Nov-2018 08:57 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |