Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Epe: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 22, 1944 at 1200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
LL840
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a bombing mission over an industrial complex in Essen. On the return trip, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a field in Epe, north of Apeldoorn. Two crew members were killed while all six other occupants were taken POW.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
