ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243525
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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 1944 |
| Time: | 02:13 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 424 (Tiger) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HX313 |
| MSN: | QB-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oostham - Langven, Ham, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:45 hrs for a bombing operation against the military camp at Leopoldsburg.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hans-Heinz Augenstein of the 12./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield. this was Augenstein's 32nd victory, and first of three on the night... all within four minutes.
Those who did not survive rest in the Heverlee War Cemetery at Leuven.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three, page 28.
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HX313
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2020 11:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
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