ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238132
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| Date: | Thursday 1 October 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1066 |
| MSN: | DY-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Flensburg area, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 17:59 hrs local time for a low-level operation against Flensburg.
The exact circumstances of this loss are unknown, but the aircraft was probably coned by a searchlight and engaged by light (leichte) Flak.
All seven rest in the Kiel War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W1066
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 October 1942 | W7824 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 1 | Ingendorf, Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 3 December 1942 | W7884 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Laumersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2020 08:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
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