ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230278
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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 415 (Swordfish) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MZ603 |
| MSN: | 6U-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rondorf, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor |
Took off at 16:06 hrs for an operation against Düsseldorf.
The aircraft was shot down by Unteroffizier Werner Wollenhaupt of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying a Heinkel He 219 from Münster-Handorf airfield.
Those who perished rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=MZ603&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2019 13:19 | tachel | Added |
| 06-Sep-2021 14:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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