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| Date: | Saturday 4 December 1943 |
| Time: | 02:15 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS733 |
| MSN: | OW-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Espel, Langen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire |
Shot down by Major Streib, Oberfeldwebel Bundrock (Bf) & Feldwebel Dietrich (Bs) of the Stab/NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Deelen airfield in the Netherlands.
Target: Leipzig
Takeoff time: 00:22
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS733
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS733
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/awards/details.php?qname=COOPER&qnum=J/25078
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2018 15:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Dec-2018 20:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 02-Dec-2023 13:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
| 02-Dec-2023 22:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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