ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207756
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| Date: | Friday 19 March 1943 |
| Time: | 23:28 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 161 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DG244 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea 30 km northwest of Skagen -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford |
Shot down by Lt. Werner Speidel of the 10./NJG 3, flying a Ju 88 night fighter from Aalborg-West airfield.
The aircraft was on a SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) operation to Norway, a supply drop in the area of Notodden.
Call Sign: MA-Y
Takeoff time: 19:50
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://aircrewremembered.com/wynne-herbert.html
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG3.htm
http://www.ww2.dk/oob/bestand/njagd/bivnjg3.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2018 15:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 17-Mar-2018 15:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Nov-2018 17:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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