ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231973
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| Date: | Saturday 26 February 1944 |
| Time: | 00:20 claim |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LV794 |
| MSN: | EY-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Fischbach bei Dahn, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 21:05 hrs for an operation to Augsburg in Bayern.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Major Günther Radusch of the Stab/NJG 2, who was flying from Deelen airfield in the Netherlands. After being hit, the aircraft caught fire and exploded.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/william-carruthers.html
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 September 1943 | LW232 | 78 Sqn RAF | 4 | Langenhagen, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 8 June 1944 | MZ577 | 78 Sqn RAF | 5 | 4 kms S of Lieusaint (Seine-et-Marne) |  |
w/o |
| 6 October 1944 | LL588 | 78 Sqn RAF | 7 | Grote Bloksepolder, Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2020 18:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
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