ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162881
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:22 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR839 |
| MSN: | LK-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gerheiden, Olen, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Günther Franz of the 5./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Target: Köln, Germany
Takeoff time: 23:32
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR839
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR839
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMF314_Halifax_Mk_II_HR839_LK_L
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 October 1943 | JN920 | 51 Sqn RAF | 7 | Bosdellen, Retie, Antwerp | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2013 14:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Nov-2018 19:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 18:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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