ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235893
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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1142 |
| MSN: | DY-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Niedersachsen or Hamburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:13 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
The aircraft was damaged by Flak and crashed. The five survivors were all taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W1142
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 1942 | W7653 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 3 | Hamois, Namur |  |
w/o |
| 20 May 1942 | W1099 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Cottesmore, County Rutland, England |  |
w/o |
| 10 August 1942 | BB211 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 3 | Elbergen, Emsbüren, Ems, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 9 November 1942 | DT539 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 8 | Oosterend, Texel, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 22 November 1942 | W7914 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | Hangest sur Somme |  |
w/o |
| 28 July 1943 | JD150 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 7 | near Höbek, Haßmoor, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 11 August 1943 | JD369 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 6 | near Alsenborn, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2020 17:39 | TigerTimon | Added |
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