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| Date: | Thursday 17 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:20 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED907 |
| MSN: | OL-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Broich, Jülich, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Claimed shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Heinrich Wohlers of the Stab IV./NJG 4 (detached to 3./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands. Also claimed by heavy and light Flak. Victory Hptm. Wohlers later confirmed by the Luftwaffe.
Takeoff time: 23:07
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED907
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED907
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2018 16:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Jun-2018 16:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2018 20:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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