ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238141
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| Date: | Thursday 1 October 1942 |
| Time: | 22:56 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7852 |
| MSN: | ZA-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eckernförde, near the torpedo experimental station; Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:04 hrs local time for a low-level operation against Flensburg.
The aircraft was engaged by the Marine-Flak-Abteilungen 211 & 221; crashed.
Those who did not survive rest in the Kiel War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7852
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 December 1941 | R9374 | 10 Sqn RAF | 1 | 80 miles S of Lizard Point |  |
w/o |
| 19 November 1943 | HX181 | 10 Sqn RAF | 7 | RAF Tangmere, Sussex, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2020 10:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
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