ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169833
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:10 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MZ377 |
| MSN: | AL-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langenberg, Velbert, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeming |
Took off at 15:46 hrs for an operation against the oil plant at Castrop-Rauxel.
The Halifax was engaged by Luftwaffe twin-engined aircraft and by heavy (schwere) Flak.
The pilot and one other crew member survived. The five others rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=MZ377&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
http://www.absturzstelle.de?p=709&sid=f597c8b65b07dd5d1bfede96d65467c0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2014 17:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Sep-2021 10:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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