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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:40 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB177 |
| MSN: | GT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Perlacher Forst, Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Takeoff at 20:10 hrs local time for an operation against München in Bayern.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Manfred Meurer of the Stab II./NJG 5, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Parchim airfield in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Those who did not survive rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB177
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2020 19:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
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