Avro 679 Manchester crash, Jun 27, 1941 (6 killed), Bruns...
Avro 679 Manchester accident on June 27, 1941 near Brunsbüttel Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with 6 fatalities. Cause: The bomber was shot down by a...
- Date: June 27, 1941
- Aircraft: Avro 679 Manchester
- Location: Brunsbüttel Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The bomber was shot down by a German night fighter.
An Avro Manchester of 61 Squadron, RAF, went out of control while approaching the German coast on a bombing mission to Kiel and crashed into the sea off Brunsbüttel on 27 June 1941. All six crew were killed.