ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239006
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| Date: | Saturday 13 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:37 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ575 |
| MSN: | MP-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hadschot, Geel, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:25 hrs for an operation against railway yards at Hasselt.
The aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Friedrich Tober of the 8./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88. This was his 4th victory.
Those who did not survive rest in the Antwerpen-Schoonselhof cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/newcombe-jack.html
Google Maps
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 vol 3, p. 006.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2020 13:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-Jun-2022 01:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-May-2023 07:23 | Anon. | Updated [[Location]] |
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