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| Date: | Sunday 23 April 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | LM525 |
| MSN: | AR-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sythen, Haltern am See, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 22:54 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Probably, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Karl Wildhagen of the 2./NJG 1, who had taken off from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands. He claimed a Lancaster shot down at 01:43 hrs.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM525
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2020 15:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Apr-2020 15:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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