ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240965
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| Date: | Saturday 23 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1586 Flt RAF |
| Registration: | JP222 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brindisi airport, Apulia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brindisi airfield, Apulia (Italy) |
| Brindisi airport (BDS/LIBR) |
The aircraft was damaged by Flak during a supply sortie to Warsaw, Poland.
Upon return, aircraft overshot runway at Brindisi and crashed into sea.
There were no survivors amongst the crew.
Sources:
http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2020 10:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Jan-2021 17:37 | J155 | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Feb-2021 10:11 | fanda | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 24-Mar-2021 19:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2023 11:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Operator] |
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