ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209487
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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | 03:38 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT575 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | municipality Vesles-et-Caumont, Aisne, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Alfred P. Thiele of the 9./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217 from Juvincourt airfield. Also claimed by heavy Flak unit 4./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 614 (o). Flak claim rejected, victory Uffz. Thiele confirmed.
Target: Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic
Call Sign: MP-Y
Takeoff time: 20:46
Crew: http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=428
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=428
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG4.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 07:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Apr-2018 07:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 18-Apr-2018 07:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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