ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219670
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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK970 |
| MSN: | IP-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Niedermeilingen, Heidenrod, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croft |
Takeoff at 16:50 for an operation to Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Wendelin Breukel of the 5./NJG 2, flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Deelen airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK970
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK970
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=50728&styleid=4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2018 12:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 13:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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