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Date: | Monday 22 May 1944 |
Time: | 02:00 |
Type: | Avro Lancaster Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 630 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | LL950 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 10 km NW of Velje -
Denmark
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Lancaster LL950: Took off 22:18 21 May 1944 from East Kirkby for mining operations in Danish waters (Hawthorn region). Shot down by a night-fighter.
Gardening Mission. Shot down by Unteriffizier Heinz Koppe; credited as his 5th victory.
Crew is burried at Esbjerg, Denmark.
Sources:
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 012.
Faldne allierde flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-May-2023 01:41 |
redsix |
Added |
29-May-2023 10:13 |
Nepa |
Updated |
01-Apr-2024 09:51 |
Anon. |
Updated [Country, Source, Narrative] |