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| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 1942 |
| Time: | 23:45 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4179 |
| MSN: | ZN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Laurensberg, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 20:30 hrs local time for an operation against the Krupp works at Essen in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was hit by the 1./schwere Flak-Abteilung 514 and crashed.
All seven rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4179
Google Maps
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2020 20:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
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