ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212564
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1943 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD259 |
| MSN: | NP-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leest, Mechelen, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Wilhelm Telge of the Stab II./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Takeoff time: 23:09
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD259
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD259
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 January 1944 | LV773 | 158 Sqn RAF | 7 | Wentorf bei Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2018 14:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2022 09:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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