Accident Handley Page Halifax Mk II HR849,
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Date:Tuesday 3 August 1943
Time:01:33
Type:Silhouette image of generic hlfx model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Handley Page Halifax Mk II
Owner/operator:405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF
Registration: HR849
MSN: LQ-E
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:between Wummensiede (Bremen) - St Jürgen (Lilienthal, Niedersachsen) -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Gransden Lodge, England
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit by heavy Flak.

Takeoff time: 23:01
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR849

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR849
Google Maps

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
31 May 1942 W7707 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF 7 Niederaußem, Bergheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen w/o
17 September 1942 W7770 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF 5 Maubeuge landing ground in the département du Nord w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Jul-2018 10:57 TigerTimon Added
13-Oct-2018 16:49 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Destination airport]
22-Jun-2021 17:50 TigerTimon Updated [Location, Source]

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