ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220946
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1943 |
| Time: | 02:40 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JD262 |
| MSN: | MH-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rance, Sivry-Rance, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
Takeoff at 23:27 for an operation to Köln, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Meister of the Stab I./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Florennes airfield.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD262
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JD262
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 1944 | LW479 | 51 Sqn RAF | 4 | Caberg, Maastricht, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2019 19:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Jan-2019 11:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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