ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231503
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| Date: | Saturday 29 January 1944 |
| Time: | 04:30 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LK963 |
| MSN: | SE-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SW of Webelsfelde, Mühlen Eichsen, Mecklenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croft, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:48 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
Homeward-bound, this aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Bruno Heilig of the Stab/NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 from Deelen airfield in the Netherlands. The aircraft crashed 500 metres southwest of the outskirts of Webelsfelde.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LK963
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1944 | MZ537 | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Puiflijk, Gelderland |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2019 12:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Jul-2022 21:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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