ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230746
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| Date: | Saturday 26 February 1944 |
| Time: | 01:30 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LW597 |
| MSN: | QO-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Frankenhofen, Ehingen, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire |
| Augsburg in Bayern |
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Alfred Rauer of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+LL from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/gcarruth/Ops.html
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/Feb44/Feb25~2644.html
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW597
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 January 1945 | NP759 | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF | 2 | Lichtenhorst-Steimbke | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2019 08:28 | tachel | Added |
| 06-Jan-2020 18:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2020 18:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport] |
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