ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214808
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1943 |
| Time: | 00:54 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB786 |
| MSN: | TL-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Schönerlinde, Wandlitz, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Lenz Finster of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands. Also claimed by heavy Flak units.
Takeoff time: 20:20
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB786
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB786
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 August 1941 | L9572 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 7 | Grosage, Chièvres, Hainaut |  |
w/o |
| 29 April 1942 | W1053 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 1 | Elverum and Sørmo, just east of Lake Movatnet |  |
w/o |
| 1 August 1942 | W1100 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Serooskerke, Walcheren, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2018 13:03 | TigerTimon | Added |
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