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Originally Posted by Delmenhorst
Hi Mike
It might interest you that Lancaster ED470 was shot down by Leutnant Otto Teschner from 11./NJG 1. Teschner was born in East Preussia in Bartenstein. He was killed during the night of 24. and 25. December 1944 during an aerial combat. His Bf 110G-4 (Werk Nr 160582 and coded G9+AY) crashed 3 km east of Dortmund. His other two crewmembers survived, but were wounded (Tinsp Rudolf Schmidt and Uffz Kurt Köhler).
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Hello.
Lancaster ED-470 of 61 Squadron crashes at Zelhem (Netherlands)
Rear Gunner evaded capture.
6 members of this crew are still MIA.
Aircraft crashed and after a few minutes, the bomb load (14 x 1000lbs) exploded. Last year the Royal Netherland Air Force excavated the wreckage, but no human remains were found.
They found an armoured plate with 470 on it, proving that Lancaster ED-470
crashed at Zelhem.
Lancaster ND-988 crashed at Wechte. 6 KIA/1 POW
Regards
Karl Lusink