Limburgerhof Stirling Memorial
Limburgerhof, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Location
Limburgerhof, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz
What Happened
Stirling EF129 of 90 Squadron (coded XC), coded WP-Q, departed Wratting Common at 1937 on 4 September 1943 for Mannheim. The aircraft was intercepted at 4300m by Leutnant Heinz Hoppner of 6/NJG1 and shot down at 0020 on 5 September, his first claim. All seven crew were killed.
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