ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267338
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 November 1944 |
| Time: | 07:05 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ359 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | A-68 Juvincourt-et-Damary airfield -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Operation - bombing the Ruhr area in Germany
While flying in the Dutch-Belgian border area west of Aachen, the aircraft was shot up (at 06:01 hrs) by Leutnant Rolf Ebhardt of the 8./NJG 1, who had taken off from Krefeld airfield (Germany) at 05:30 hrs in Bf 110 G-4 G9+ES.
It had been attacked four times and was severely damaged. The Halifax made a forced landing in France.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Landing_Ground
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2021 14:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Sep-2021 14:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 21-Nov-2023 11:43 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
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