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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB552 |
| MSN: | MG-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Werlte, Ems, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 16:20 for an operation to Berlin.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Dietrich Schmidt of the 8./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+AS from Twente airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB552
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB552
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2018 19:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Dec-2018 19:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Dec-2018 16:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jun-2022 09:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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