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| Date: | Monday 21 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4125 |
| MSN: | KM-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bad Rappenau, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:02 hrs for a bombing operation against München in Bayern.
The machine was flying home on three engines, having lost an engine to Flak over the target, when it was attacked by a Bf 110 probably flown by the crew of Uffz. Nicke & Uffz. Dierckes of the 2./NJG 3, who had taken off from Echterdingen airfield at 22:16 hrs, in Bf 110 G9+KW.
Those who perished rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4125
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2020 21:19 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2020 21:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2022 07:46 | redsix1 | Updated |
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