Avro 679 Manchester crash, Sep 1, 1941 (4 killed), Oberkr...
Avro 679 Manchester accident on September 1, 1941 near Oberkrüchten North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with 4 fatalities.
- Date: September 1, 1941
- Aircraft: Avro 679 Manchester
- Location: Oberkrüchten North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
A Royal Air Force Avro Manchester on a bombing mission to Cologne was held in a searchlight and then shot down by a German fighter, crashing in a field near Oberkrüchten on 1 September 1941. Four of the six crew were killed and two survived.