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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 1943 |
| Time: | 20:33 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | JB608 |
| MSN: | AR-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Märkisch Buchholz, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
| RAF Binbrook |
Airborne 16.33 hours on 2. December 1943 from Binbrook bound for a bombing mission over Berlin. The Lanc was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Heinz Oberheide of the 4./NJG 3, flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Westerland/Sylt airfield. Also coned by searchlights and claimed by heavy Flak. Crashed at Buchholz. 5 survivors became POW.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB608
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft JA100 - JZ999, published 1990
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB608
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2011 11:32 | whiteshark | Added |
| 26-Dec-2011 05:33 | Ulin Elch | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 26-Dec-2011 05:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2011 07:00 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 08-Jan-2012 11:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 10-Jan-2012 16:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 30-Nov-2018 12:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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