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| Date: | Sunday 20 February 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5739 |
| MSN: | LS-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Göritzberg, Bürgel, Thüringen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 00:06 hrs for an operation against aircraft assembly factories at Leipzig in Sachsen.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was damaged by a night fighter and crashed.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5739
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2019 13:07 | TigerTimon | Added |
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