ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236063
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | W7748 |
| MSN: | LQ-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Duisburg-Neuenkamp, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:05 hrs local time for an operation to Mainz in Rheinland-Pfalz.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed. Those who did not survive were initially buried in the Nordfriedhof at Düsseldorf. Today, they rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7748
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 1942 | W1111 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 7 | Missing |  |
mis |
| 25 May 1943 | HR806 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF Grandsen Lodge |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2020 19:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
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