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| Date: | Thursday 22 June 1944 |
| Time: | 01:27 claim |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 619 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL808 |
| MSN: | PG-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:29 hrs for a bombing operation against the synthetic oil plant at Wesseling.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Gottfried Schneider of the 3./NJG 3, who was flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4.
Those who did not survive rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LL808
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2020 17:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
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