ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231847
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| Date: | Monday 21 February 1944 |
| Time: | 05:40 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LW390 |
| MSN: | KW-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Souastre, Pas-de-Calais (62) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 00:05 hrs for an operation to Stuttgart, Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was brought down in a single attack by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Josef Nabrich of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
For the crew, see France-Crashes 39-45.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=972
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 March 1945 | MZ845 | 425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF | 6 | Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2019 22:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
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