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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1944 |
| Time: | 20:30 approx |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NG199 |
| MSN: | DX-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Am Dreisberg (wooded hillside), Mornshausen, Gladenbach, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 16:36 hrs for an operation against Giessen.
The aircraft fell victim to a Bf 110 G-4 of IV./NJG 6.
All seven occupants died in the crash.
Sources:
https://fliegerschicksale.de.tl/06-.--Dezember-1944.htm
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2015 10:26 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-May-2015 11:11 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 02-Jun-2015 13:40 | yarbi | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 01-Feb-2018 13:37 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Sep-2021 08:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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