ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235977
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W1109 |
| MSN: | LQ-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Anrath, Willich, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 00:36 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Flak of the 3./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 541 and crashed.
The crew all rest at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W1109
Google Maps
Images:
Taken by mr A Engels
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2020 08:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 21-Nov-2021 18:37 | harro | Updated |
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