ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214809
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:13 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR846 |
| MSN: | TL-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | target area (Berlin) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley |
Coned by searchlights and hit by two night fighter pilots:
- Oberleutnant Lenz Finster of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
- Leutnant Peter Spoden of the 5./NJG 5, flying Bf 110 G-4 'C9+KP' from Parchim airfield.
Takeoff time: 20:21
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR846
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR846
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 August 1941 | L9500 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 7 | near Andervenne, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 31 March 1942 | R9438 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 7 | Fitful Head, Shetland |  |
w/o |
| 20 May 1942 | W7658 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 4 | near Le Petit Sabot at Aiglemont, Ardennes |  |
w/o |
| 26 November 1943 | LW326 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 2 | Helmest, Liège |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2018 13:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
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