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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:15 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | W4939 |
| MSN: | UV- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wilhelm Herget of the Stab I./NJG 4 (detached to 3./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 00:09
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4939
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4939
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2018 16:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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