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Old 5th June 2009, 11:45
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Re: Lancaster DV 289 from 101 Sqn.

From Tony Woods Combat Claims website, the only nightfighter active that night was as follows:
Night: 26-27. November 1943
R.A.F. Bomber Command: BERLIN & STUTTGART

26.11.43 Major Wilhelm Herget Stab I./NJG 4 Lancaster  S.E. Trier: 5.200 m. 19.40 Film C. 2031/II Anerk: Nr.51
26.11.43 Major Wilhelm Herget Stab I./NJG 4 Lancaster  N.E. Frankfurt-am-Main: 5.000 m. 20.06 Film C. 2031/II Anerk: Nr.52
26.11.43 Major Wilhelm Herget Stab I./NJG 4 Lancaster  N.E. Frankfurt-am-Main: 5.000 m. 20.08 Film C. 2031/II Anerk: Nr.Fo.

I don't have the info on all the losses that night, there may be others due to flak or as in your case, unknown.
101 Sqn as you probably aware was a Special Operations unit with an extra (usually German speaking) crew member who would try to decoy the nightfighters away by broadcasting as if he were a German controller and send them elsewhere.
Hope this adds a little. 3 shot down for a Berlin raid sounds very low, so they obviously did a grand job diverting fighters away, if that's some consolation.
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