ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243523
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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 1944 |
| Time: | 02:05 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HX267 |
| MSN: | HD-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zemst, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:49 hrs for a bombing operation against the military camp at Leopoldsburg in Limburg.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Hans-Eugen von Gienanth of the 11./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield. This was Gienanth's 2nd victory.
Those who did not survive rest in the Brussels Town Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three, page 28.
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HX267
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2020 09:53 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2022 01:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-May-2023 22:08 | redsix | Updated [[Location]] |
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