Accident Handley Page Halifax Mk II JD248,
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Date:Tuesday 24 August 1943
Time:01:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic hlfx model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Handley Page Halifax Mk II
Owner/operator:78 Sqn RAF
Registration: JD248
MSN: EY-J
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:north-northeast of Havelberg, Sachsen-Anhalt -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Breighton
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Josef Brunner of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.

Takeoff time: 20:24
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD248

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD248

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Aug-2018 13:55 TigerTimon Added
07-Nov-2018 19:56 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]

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