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| Date: | Wednesday 11 August 1943 |
| Time: | 00:32 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED939 |
| MSN: | OF-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Langwaden, Bensheim and Hähnlein, Alsbach-Hähnlein, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the Stab II./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield, Belgium.
Takeoff time: 21:50
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED939
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED939
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2018 14:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 15:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 15:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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