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| Date: | Saturday 4 September 1943 |
| Time: | 00:45 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED755 |
| MSN: | VN-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vielitz, Vielitzsee, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 20:11 hrs local time for an operation against Berlin.
The aircraft was shot up by a night fighter of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 and engaged by schwere (heavy) Flak.
All seven crew members rest in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED755
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2020 11:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
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