ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214218
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 August 1943 |
| Time: | 00:03 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR938 |
| MSN: | NP-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wancennes, Beauraing, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Fritz Söthe of the 3./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 or Do 217 N-1 from Florennes airfield.
Takeoff time: 21:27
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR928&o=DateIncident&d=asc
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR928&o=DateIncident&d=asc
https://www.luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-bij-wancenne
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 September 1943 | JN905 | 158 Sqn RAF | 7 | - missing - |  |
mis |
| 3 November 1943 | LW298 | 158 Sqn RAF | 1 | Ellichtstraat road, Vlijtingen, Riemst, Limburg. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2018 14:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Aug-2018 14:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 03:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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