ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193716
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| Date: | Sunday 30 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:40 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JB793 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km E of the Gileppe Valley dams, SW of Eupen, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Werner Hoffmann of the 4./NJG 5 (detached to 5./NJG 1), flying Bf 110 F-4 C9+EM from St Trond airfield.
Target: Barmen-Wuppertal
Call Sign: VR-X
Takeoff time: 22:52
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB793
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB793
http://gite-ardennais.com/fagnesmonumentsaviateurs.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2017 13:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Feb-2017 13:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2017 13:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-May-2018 07:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2018 07:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 30-May-2018 07:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Oct-2018 14:23 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 07:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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