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| Date: | Friday 28 May 1943 |
| Time: | 00:57 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS655 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bogenstraße, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham |
Hit by Flak and blew up over Buer-Scholven Nord railway station, the remains crashing into the Bogenstraße.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: KO-M
Takeoff time: 23:20
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS655
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS655
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2018 19:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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