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Originally Posted by kiwicampbell
Thank you very much for your replies.
Going by the eyewitness report I have , locals in the lengerich /wechte area saw an airborne explosion which resulted in the Lancaster wreckage being spread over a few hundred yards.
going by this I gather that the aircraft was likely shot down by a night fighter. The lone survivor sgt H Lea was listed as the rear gunner who ended up in stalag luft 7.
From what I have found on the Internet some of the lancasters on that raid were
Allocated to bomb a night fighter base which I don't recall its location.
I wonder if the mentioned bf110 pilot shot down ND988 also .
Cheers for the information gentlemen
Mike
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Hello,
23/24 september 1944
Neuss 532 sorties 7 missing
Munster Acquaducts 120 sorties 14 missing
Munster Handorf Airfield 124 sorties 1 missing
regards
karl lusink