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| Date: | Thursday 24 February 1944 |
| Time: | 21:36 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB721 |
| MSN: | GT-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Briey, Val de Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Grand Est -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Takeoff at 18:48 hrs for an operation to Schweinfurt in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the Stab II./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+BC from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield in Belgium.
On fire, the fuel tanks exploded.
Five crew members died in the crash, two survived.
For their names, see France-Crashes 39-45.
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1482
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
Google Maps
http://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-briey-lancaster
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2017 12:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Jan-2020 09:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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