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Re: KG2 DO-217 loss 27 june 42
From Balke's history of KG 2: Night of 26/27 Jun 42. Do 217 E-4, 4266, U5+ML, shot down in the area of Norfolk by F/O Moody of 151 Sqdn. RAF. MIA: FF Fw Hans Schroeder, BO Fw Hilmar Heinel, BF Uffz Heinrich Hilkenbach, BS Uffz Walter Wegener. This was a 60-aircraft attack on Norwich. Good lighting conditions and pathfinder illumination resulted in a concentrated attack on the target. Dropped: 29 tonnes of HE bombs and 76 containers of fire bombs.
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