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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 576 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4123 |
| MSN: | UL-R2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | De Plank, Voeren, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Takeoff at 17:01 for an operation to Frankfurt am Main.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Werner Baake of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 or He 219 A-0 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4123
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-bij-de-plank
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4123
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2018 12:20 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Dec-2018 15:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 20-Dec-2018 13:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Jan-2019 10:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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