ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243522
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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 1944 |
| Time: | 02:04 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LW365 |
| MSN: | ZL-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lovenjoel, Bierbeek, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:27 hrs for a bombing operation against the military camp at Leopoldsburg in Limburg.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Kurt Matzak of the 12./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield. This was Matzak's 6th victory.
All seven crew members rest in the Heverlee War Cemetery at Leuven.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/scobie-benjamin-cyrus.html
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 October 1943 | LK637 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 2 | Waddenzee 8 km N of Harlingen, Friesland |  |
sub |
| 14 February 1945 | MZ355 | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF | 5 | Knaplund |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2020 09:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Oct-2020 09:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 07-Nov-2022 01:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-May-2023 22:06 | redsix | Updated [[Location]] |
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