ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238133
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| Date: | Thursday 1 October 1942 |
| Time: | 22:08 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT520 |
| MSN: | ZA-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off 'Stenbækgård' farm, Nordenbro Vesteregn, Humble, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:00 hrs local time for a low-level operation against Flensburg in Germany.
At 22:08 hours the Halifax was hit by flak from the IV. Zug of the 3./leichte Flak-Abteilung 844 based on southern Langeland and crashed burning into the sea 300 metres off “Stenbækgård” farm, Nordenbro Vesteregn, killing all onboard.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194263.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 April 1942 | W1045 | 10 Sqn RAF | 0 | SE of Beer Head, Devon, England |  |
mis |
| 21 January 1944 | HX165 | 10 Sqn RAF | 5 | Elmhaus, Schöningen, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2020 09:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
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