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| Date: | Thursday 24 February 1944 |
| Time: | 21:40 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | ND394 |
| MSN: | AR-J2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Villers-sous-Prény, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Grand Est -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:02 hrs for an operation to Schweinfurt in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Reinhard Kollak of the 8./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Juvincourt airfield.
For the crew, see France-Crashes 39-45.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=975
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2020 09:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
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