ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214297
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| Date: | Thursday 12 August 1943 |
| Time: | 23:17 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DK240 |
| MSN: | MP-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bernay, Eure -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
Shot down by Leutnant Detlef Grossfuss of the 2./JG 2, flying a Wilde Sau operation with an Fw 190A.
Takeoff time: 20:45
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DK240
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DK240
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 April 1942 | R9484 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | Oer-Erkenschwick, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 30 May 1942 | W1065 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | Gennevilliers - Hauts-de-Seine département | |
w/o |
| 26 June 1942 | W7747 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea |  |
mis |
| 26 November 1943 | LK903 | 76 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Erbach, Eltville am Rhein, Hessen | |
w/o |
| 22 January 1944 | LL185 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea W of Walcheren, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
| 15 March 1944 | LW657 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | Heslach, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg | |
w/o |
| 23 June 1944 | LW620 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | 10 miles WSW of Beverley, Yorks |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2018 07:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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