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Hello,

Earlier today I posted about Kurt Matzak, asking whether there was information about his claim of having shot down a Lancaster on 2/3 January 1944.

The Lancaster I'm enquiring about is DV401 that crashed at 1.40 on 3 January near Stavoren, The Netherlands, and given that Matzak's claim that night is near Quakenbrück and he took off only 19 minutes before DV401 crashed, perhaps someone else was responsible. Rumour has it Heinz Vinke also claimed a Lancaster that night. Would that be possible?

I have some pictures of Vinke, but does anyone have information about the airplane he flew that night? Where did he take off from, and what were the code letters?

Any additional information would be greatly appreciated.