Accident Handley Page Halifax Mk III MZ753,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223525
 
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Date:Sunday 25 June 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic hlfx model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Handley Page Halifax Mk III
Owner/operator:102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF
Registration: MZ753
MSN: DY-M
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Fontaine-l'Étalon, Pas-de-Calais département -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Pocklington, Yorkshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed as a result of frindly fire. All seven crew members died in the crash.

Sources:

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-62.html
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=635

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
17 June 1942 W7651 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 8 near Radewijk, Overijssel w/o
3 February 1943 W7921 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 4 Brokstreek, Essen, Niedersachsen w/o
21 January 1944 HX150 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 4 near Becklingen, Bergen, Niedersachsen w/o
17 June 1944 MZ301 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 7 North Sea w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Mar-2019 09:27 gerard57 Added
19-May-2019 07:12 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]
16-Oct-2020 09:24 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source]
16-Oct-2020 09:27 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn]
21-Nov-2023 20:51 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator, Operator]

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