ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234799
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| Date: | Friday 28 April 1944 |
| Time: | 03:25 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MZ585 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire |
The aircraft returned from an operation to the railway yards at Montzen in Belgium.
The pilots performed a landing on the two port engines. Over the province of Liège and at 01:55 hrs, the aircraft had been damaged by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Fritz Lau of the 4./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4.
On the ground, the damage was assessed as category AC.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2020 10:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Apr-2020 10:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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