ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231277
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| Date: | Friday 21 January 1944 |
| Time: | 23:29 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK923 |
| MSN: | ZL-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hamersleben, Am Großen Bruch, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 20:00 hrs for an operation to Magdeburg in Sachsen-Anhalt.
Midway between Hannover and Berlin, at approx. 22:15 hrs (CET), the aircraft was severely damaged by a Junkers Ju 88 night fighter flown by Unteroffizier Emil Nonnenmacher of the 9./NJG 2 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands. The crew flew on and bombed the target but later abandoned the aircraft.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK923
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 September 1943 | DK255 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Épeautrolles, Eure-et-Loir 28 |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2019 18:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
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