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| Date: | Friday 23 June 1944 |
| Time: | 00:37 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | NE116 |
| MSN: | AR-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Morienval, Oise 60 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrock, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 22:33 hrs for an operation against railway yards at Reims.
Intercepted by the crew of Hauptmann Raht, Unteroffizier Heinemann (BF) & Unteroffizier Rohlfs-Zoll (BM) of the Stab I./NJG 2, who were flying Ju 88 R-2 4R+PK from Châteaudun airfield.
The deceased are buried at Morienval Cemetry, France.
Sources:
http://www.626-squadron.co.uk/willem18.htm
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1063
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2015 15:34 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jun-2015 14:30 | Heil | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 04-Jun-2021 15:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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