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| Date: | Thursday 24 February 1944 |
| Time: | 22:22 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB565 |
| MSN: | DX-I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Romanswiller and Crastatt, Bas-Rhin (67), Grand Est -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:41 hrs for an operation to Schweinfurt in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Fritz Schellwat of the 6./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield in Belgium.
For the crew, see France-Crashes 39-45.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=973
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2020 09:45 | TigerTimon | Added |
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