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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
| Time: | 22:56 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB485 |
| MSN: | DX-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bookholzberg, Ganderkesee, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hans-Joachim Witzleb of the Stab III./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.
Also coned by searchlights and claimed by heavy Flak.
Target: Berlin
Takeoff time: 17:25
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB485
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB485
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2018 08:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Nov-2018 19:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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