ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265089
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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | 23:37 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LW265 |
| MSN: | KN-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mittelshuchting, Bremen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elvington, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:21 hrs (local time) for an operation against Hannover in Niedersachsen.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed.
All seven crew members were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=LW265&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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| 22 June 1943 | JD205 | 77 Sqn RAF | 2 | Den Eikenhorst Estate, Boxtel, Nootd-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2021 08:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
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