ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163726
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| Date: | Thursday 15 June 1944 |
| Time: | 22:45 approx |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LW715 |
| MSN: | KW-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km northeast of Desvres, Pas-de-Calais département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe, Yorkshire, UK |
At 20.45hrs on 15th June 1944 the plane took off from RAF Tholthorpe tasked with attacking enemy shipping in Boulogne Harbour, France. The crew were forced to abandon their aircraft (cause unknown) and the plane crashed at Devres, Pas-de-Calais.
Two crew members were shot while decending on their parachute and died.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.davidcbloomfield.co.uk/halifaxcrash/adelaidestreet.htm]
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1351
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2014 13:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Nov-2014 16:49 | Koumes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 25-May-2015 18:41 | Tu104 | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2021 10:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 05-Jun-2021 10:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
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