ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243487
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| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:45 claim |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 424 (Tiger) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LW157 |
| MSN: | QB-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Ouddorp -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:51 hrs for a bombing operation against the Rothe Erde railway station at Aachen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Peter Ehrhardt of the 9./NJG 5, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Mainz-Finthen airfield in Germany. his was Erhardt's 15th victory.
All seven crew members are missing in action. They are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW157
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2020 17:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-May-2023 20:43 | redsix | Updated |
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