Avro 683 Lancaster crash, Jun 26, 1943 (6 killed), Wijk a...
Avro 683 Lancaster accident on June 26, 1943 near Wijk aan Zee North Holland, Netherlands with 6 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a German night fighter..
- Date: June 26, 1943
- Aircraft: Avro 683 Lancaster
- Location: Wijk aan Zee North Holland, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by a German night fighter.
A RAF Avro Lancaster (ED373) of No. 101 Squadron returning from a raid on Gelsenkirchen with one engine out was shot down by a German night fighter and crashed into the sea about one mile off the Dutch coast at Wijk aan Zee on 26 June 1943. Six crew were killed and one was taken prisoner.