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| Date: | Friday 21 January 1944 |
| Time: | 23:15 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JA912 |
| MSN: | GT-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Neuermark-Lübars, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Takeoff at 19:52 hrs for an operation to Magdeburg in Sachsen-Anhalt.
The aircraft was damaged by night fighter pilot Major Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein of the Stab/NJG 2, who was flying Ju 88 C-6 R4+XM from Deelen airfield in the Netherlands.
In return, rear gunner F/Lt. T.R. Thompson, who was wounded, managed to bring down the attacker. The crew all abandoned the aircraft and were taken prisoner of war.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JA912
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2019 18:16 | TigerTimon | Added |
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