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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:20 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED781 |
| MSN: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Lantin, Juprelle, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Takeoff at 22:52 for an operation to Wuppertal, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Wilhelm Telge of the Stab II./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED781
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/lancaster-bij-lantin
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED781
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2018 15:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Dec-2018 15:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, ] |
| 24-Dec-2018 09:02 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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