ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220852
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1943 |
| Time: | 01:29 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR673 |
| MSN: | TL-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Riemst, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 23:04 for an operation to Köln, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Siegfried Wandam of the Stab I./NJG 5 (detached to II./NJG 1), flying Bf 110 G-4 C9+AB from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
This was Wandam's last victory. During this combat, the left engine was hit by return fire. Nine minutes after the crash of the Halifax, the Messerschmitt hit the ground when trying to land at St Trond airfield and both crew members were killed.
Crew of the Halifax:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR673
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HR673
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 1942 | W7760 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea - lost at 5447N 0600E |  |
w/o |
| 5 October 1942 | W1047 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 7 | Marquillies, département du Nord |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 21 January 1944 | HX324 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 4 | area just to the west of Rehbeck, near Lüchow, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2019 08:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 17-Jan-2019 20:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2019 12:40 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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