ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231206
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| Date: | Friday 21 January 1944 |
| Time: | 23:22 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX317 |
| MSN: | TL-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Stegelitz, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:33 hrs for an operation to Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt.
The aircraft was damaged and set on fire by a night fighter and by the 2./schwere Flak-Abteilung 495.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HX317
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 May 1943 | HR795 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 6 | claim location: 5 km northeast of Nienborg, Heek, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2019 20:20 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Dec-2019 20:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
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