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| Date: | Wednesday 29 December 1943 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS718 |
| MSN: | EQ-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wietmarschen, GB, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 17:22 for an operation to Berlin.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS718
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DS718
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2018 18:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Dec-2018 19:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 23-Jun-2022 05:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 23-Jun-2022 08:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 25-Jun-2022 04:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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