ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267395
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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:32 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 576 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NE115 |
| MSN: | UL-B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langenfeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Took off at 16:00 hrs for an operation against Düsseldorf.
The aircraft was shot down by the Unteroffizieren Helmut Jänicke, Franz Wilhelm & Horst Kristandt of the 6./NJG 1, who had taken off from Düsseldorf airfield at 18:44 hrs, in Bf 110 G-4 G9+OP.
Those who perished rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=NE115&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2021 15:11 | TigerTimon | Added |
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