ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237818
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| Date: | Thursday 24 September 1942 |
| Time: | 04:34 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT508 |
| MSN: | MP-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Römö (Denmark) and Sylt (Schleswig-Holstein) islands -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 00:29 hrs local time for an operation to Flensburg in Schleswig-Holstein.
During the bombing run, the aircraft was hit by Marine Flak and by light Flak of the 4./leichte Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 836, engine set on fire and subsequently ditched.
Two of the crew are still missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. The five others were all taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DT508
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 1942 | R9453 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | 18 miles South of Sumburgh Head Shetland Islands |  |
mis |
| 3 November 1943 | LK932 | 76 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Lanaken, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2020 10:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
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