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| Date: | Thursday 27 January 1944 |
| Time: | 20:46 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS709 |
| MSN: | EQ-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reichenwalde, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 17:50 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Walter Kammerer of the 6./NJG 5 (based at Parchim airfield in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/kearl-eldon-eastham.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 15:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-Dec-2019 16:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, ] |
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