ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161590
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 May 1944 |
| Time: | 03:57 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MZ521 |
| MSN: | SE-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zwevezele, Wingene, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croft, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 01:16 hrs for an operation against railway yards at Haine-Saint-Pierre in the Hainaut province.
The aircraft was shot down by Oberleutnant Hermann Greiner of the 11./NJG 1, who had taken off from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield in a Bf 110 G-4.
F/O W.Wilson died.
H.Lee fit-engenieer, W.max Stocker RCAF navigator, SGT H.Walker RCAF Mid gunner and SGT G.Bull RCAF rear gunner where arrested.
A.Casey RCAF wireless operator and K.Schubert Bombaimer could escape.
Sources:
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMH8VR_Halifax_MZ_521_Memoriale_statue_Zwevelzele_West_vlaanderen_Belgium
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/halifax/18660-MZ5211944-05-09.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2013 10:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Jun-2021 08:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 12:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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