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| Date: | Friday 31 March 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 635 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND711 |
| MSN: | F2-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Steinen, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 22:06 hrs for an operation to Nürnberg in Bayern.
Outward-bound, it was shot down by a night fighter, probably flown by Leutnant Hans Schäfer of the 7./NJG 2, who had taken off from Twente airfield in the Netherlands at 23:21 hrs, in Ju 88 R4+BR.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ND711
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2020 10:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
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