ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240999
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| Date: | Friday 22 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Liberator VI |
| Owner/operator: | 31 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | KH102 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Szeged -
 Hungary
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by Luftwaffe nightfighter while dropping leaflets. Six crew members died in the crash. Two crew members became POW.
Lt Deppe, W/O Kleynhans, Sgt Havinga, Sgt Boyle, Sgt Wright & Sgt Thompson are buried at Belgrade War Cemetery, Yugoslavia.
Sources:
http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=KH102
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/remembering-today-22-september-1944-the-crew-of-liberator-vi-kh102.42143/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2020 14:19 | gerard57 | Added |
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