ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214743
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | 03:50 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR739 |
| MSN: | NP-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hechtel-Eksel, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz Strüning of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 23:49
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR739
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR739
' He 219' by R. Francis Ferguson
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 April 1943 | HR737 | 158 Sqn RAF | 7 | Büttgen or Mühlrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 11 August 1944 | JD249 | 158 Sqn RAF | 6 | Weschnitz, Fürth, Hessen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2018 13:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2021 12:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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