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| Date: | Sunday 2 January 1944 |
| Time: | 03:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 626 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DV190 |
| MSN: | UM-B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 200 metres east of Breiteiche, Gardelegen, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 00:16 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
Over Sachsen-Anhalt, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Major Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of the Stab/NJG 2 (based at Deelen airfield in the Netherlands), who was flying Ju 88 R-2 R4+AA.
The six crew members who did not survive rest at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
For more info, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/berry-ernest.html
List of crashes of Allied aircraft between 1 January and 29 February 1944, included in MACR files (http://www.fold3.com/image/#1|38647790)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2019 18:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Dec-2019 18:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Dec-2019 08:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 03-Dec-2019 08:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, ] |
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