ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243513
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| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:40 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 640 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW434 |
| MSN: | C8-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | E of Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Mission - bombing operation against the Rothe Erde railway station at Aachen, Germany.
In the hands of P/O Ian Hamilton RCAF, the Halifax crew fought off six night fighter attacks, the rear gunner
claiming a Ju88 shot down to the north of Liège at 00.40 hrs.
The attacker has been identified as Feldwebel Erich Killmann of the 7./NJG 2, who was flying a Junkers Ju 88 from Volkel airfield in the Netherlands.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/640_wwII.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2020 08:35 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Nov-2022 09:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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