ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236383
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 September 1942 |
| Time: | 23:30 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7782 |
| MSN: | EY-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sclayn, Andenne, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham |
Takeoff at 19:35 hrs local time for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Ludwig Bietmann & Unteroffizier Wolfgang Reinicke of the 5./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 F-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Those who did not survive rest in the Heverlee War Cemetery. Of the four survivors, two were taken prisoner of war. The other two managed to evade capture.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/halifax-bij-sclayn
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7782
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1943 | JD453 | 78 Sqn RAF | 3 | west of Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 29 September 1943 | LW225 | 78 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 5 km W of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 19:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-May-2020 19:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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