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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 1944 |
| Time: | 02:04 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 619 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM536 |
| MSN: | PG-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gräfenhausen, Birkenfeld, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:58 hrs for a bombing operation against Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft was claimed shot down by Unteroffizier Egon Engling of the 8./NJG 2 (took off at 23:37 hrs from Volkel airfield, the Netherlands in Ju 88 4R+US) and by the crew of Hauptmann Martin Becker, Fw. Johanssen & Ogefr. Welzenbach of the 2./NJG 6 (flying Bf 110 G-4 2Z+MK from Neubiberg airfield in Bayern).
All seven crew members rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LM536&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2021 19:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
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