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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1944 |
| Time: | 20:35 approx |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME725 |
| MSN: | QR-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ilschhausen, Ebsdorfergrund, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, UK |
Took off at 16:39 hrs for an operation against Giessen.
Crashed due to night fighter attack. Two crew members died.
Sources:
https://fliegerschicksale.de.tl/06-.--Dezember-1944.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2015 16:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jun-2015 13:41 | yarbi | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 14-Sep-2021 08:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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