ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231502
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| Date: | Saturday 29 January 1944 |
| Time: | 03:30 claim |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK746 |
| MSN: | AL-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | trees near Teltow, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 00:11 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Paul Semrau of the Stab III./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK746
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 1944 | LW137 | 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF | 4 | 15 km. N of Breda, Noord Brabant |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2019 12:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
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