ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248505
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| Date: | Sunday 13 August 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ349 |
| MSN: | MH-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wilhelmshaven - Cuxhaven; Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 21:09 hrs for a bombing operation against Braunschweig in Niedersachsen.
Probably, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Uffz. Koppelmeyer, Uffz. Mathes (Bf) and Ogefr. Haas (Bs) of the 6./NJG 1, who had taken off from Deelen (the Netherlands) at 23:10 hrs in Bf 110 G-4 G9+AP.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
http://aircrewremembered.com/hannay-alexander.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2021 19:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
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