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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
| Time: | 20:56 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EH903 |
| MSN: | OJ-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | woods between Hüttenfeld, Lampertheim and Viernheim, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
Coned by searchlights, hit by Oberleutnant Siegfried Wegener of the 7./JG 301 (flying a Bf 109 G-6) and by Oberfeldwebel Erich Becker of the 2./NJG 6 (flying a Bf 110G from Mainz-Finthen airfield). The victory was credited to Oblt. Wegener by Luftwaffe authorities.
Target: Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Takeoff time: 17:21
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EH903
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EH903
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2018 18:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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