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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK628 |
| MSN: | ZL-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tutzing -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:24 hrs local time for an operation against München in Bayern.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Jakob Bender of the 7./NJG 101, who was flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 from Kitzingen airfield in Bayern.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK628
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2020 18:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Aug-2020 18:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jul-2025 18:27 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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