ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234539
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| Date: | Friday 31 March 1944 |
| Time: | 04:30 claim |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX322 |
| MSN: | NP-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Caumont, Pas-de-Calais département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lissett, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 21:49 hrs for an operation to Nürnberg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Modrow & Unteroffizier Schneider of the 2./NJG 1, who had taken off from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands at 02:07 hrs, in Heinkel He 219 G9+CK.
For the names and ages of the crew, see France-Crashes 39-45.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1091
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 1942 | W1164 | 158 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 14 September 1942 | BB205 | 158 Sqn RAF | 0 | Ter Idzard, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 14 July 1943 | HR720 | 158 Sqn RAF | 1 | Vorstenbosch, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 3 October 1943 | LW296 | 158 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea off Texel, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 5 January 1945 | NR251 | 158 Sqn RAF | 1 | Haarle, Hellendoorn, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2020 11:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Mar-2021 17:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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