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| Date: | Friday 24 March 1944 |
| Time: | 23:40 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB539 |
| MSN: | DX-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westkirchen, Ennigerloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:04 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Martin Drewes of the Stab III./NJG 1, who had taken off from Twente airfield in the Netherlands at 22:50 hrs, in a Bf 110 G-4.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB539
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2020 08:31 | TigerTimon | Added |
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