ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191698
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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk VII |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NP744 |
| MSN: | EQ-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 miles SW of Lustin, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Took off at 16:18 hrs for an operation against Düsseldorf in Germany.
Homeward-bound, shot up by Feldwebel Walter Schermutzki of the 2./NJG 11, who was flying a Bf 109G from Biblis airfield in Germany.
Four occupants died in the crash. They are buried at the British Cemetery Leopoldsburg, Limburg, Belgium.
Sources:
http://www.nostalgie-lustinoise.be/halifax_1944.htm
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/vernon-gilson.html
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2016 14:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:53 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2021 13:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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