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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:20-02:50 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE127 |
| MSN: | GT-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea, off Dutch coast -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys |
Takeoff at 23:13 for an operation to Wuppertal, Germany.
Shot down by a night fighter from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
This was either a Ju 88 C-6 flown by Hauptmann Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of the Stab IV./NJG 5 (detached to 1./NJG 1) or a Bf 110 G-4 flown by Leutnant Heinz Strüning of the 2./NJG 1.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/brown-leo-frederick-joseph.html
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/brown-leo-frederick-joseph.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2018 12:25 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-Dec-2018 21:02 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 23-Jun-2022 07:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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