Avro 683 Lancaster crash, Jun 13, 1944 (6 killed), Eerbec...
Avro 683 Lancaster accident on June 13, 1944 near Eerbeck Gelderland, Netherlands with 6 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a German night fighter..
- Date: June 13, 1944
- Aircraft: Avro 683 Lancaster
- Location: Eerbeck Gelderland, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by a German night fighter.
Lancaster LM158 of 90 Squadron took off from RAF Tuddenham for the raid on the Nordstern synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen on the night of 12 and 13 June 1944. It was shot down by a German night fighter and crashed near Eerbeek. Six crew were killed and the bomb aimer was captured.