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Old 29th July 2009, 22:30
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Re: Lancaster R5700 of 9 Squadron FTR

Hi Bruce,
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lander View Post
Lancaster R5700 of 9 Squadron RAF failed to return from raid on Hannover night of 22/23 September 1943 and crashed 25km S.W.of Hannover.
Can anyone supply details of this - was it shot down by Nightfighter or Flak.
In "Nachtjagd War Diaries, vol. 1", Theo Boiten lists Lancaster R5700 as the possible victim of Fw. Hermann Wischnewski of 3./JG 300. His claim was for a Halifax at 2500m over Hannover at 22:37 that night.

Leon Venter
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