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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:48 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF451 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Chigny-les-Roses and Rilly-la-Montagne, Marne, Grand Est -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Otto Materne of the 4./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217N from Saint-Dizier airfield.
Target: Mannheim
Call Sign: AA-Z
Takeoff time: 22:14
Crew: http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=68
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=68
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 07:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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