Avro 683 Lancaster crash, Apr 28, 1944 (1 killed), Steckb...
Avro 683 Lancaster accident on April 28, 1944 near Steckborn Thurgau, Switzerland with 1 fatality. Cause: Attacked by a German night fighter on the...
- Date: April 28, 1944
- Aircraft: Avro 683 Lancaster
- Location: Steckborn Thurgau, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Attacked by a German night fighter on the outbound and homebound legs of the raid.
Lancaster ND759 of No. 35 Squadron was attacked by a night fighter during the Friedrichshafen raid on 27 and 28 April 1944 and ditched in Lake Constance off Steckborn. The navigator drowned while the rest of the crew survived. The wreck was salvaged from the lake in 1954.