Accident Handley Page Halifax Mk II HR859,
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Date:Tuesday 3 August 1943
Time:02:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic hlfx model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Handley Page Halifax Mk II
Owner/operator:51 Sqn RAF
Registration: HR859
MSN: MH-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:probably Hatzte, Elsdorf, Niedersachsen -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Snaith
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Probably shot down by heavy Flak.

Takeoff time: 00:04
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR859

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR859

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
25 July 1943 HR940 51 Sqn RAF 7 near Kær Hestehave, municipality Sønderborg, Syddanmark w/o
26 July 1943 HR934 51 Sqn RAF 7 North Sea 20 km west of Zandvoort, Noord-Holland w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Aug-2018 21:51 TigerTimon Added
06-Nov-2018 18:46 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]

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